lampwick
noun
lampwick is spelled L-A-M-P-W-I-C-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lampwick means “A wick of a lamp, usually an oil lamp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lampwick is lampwicks.
How many letters and syllables are in lampwick?
| Letters | 8: L-A-M-P-W-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lampwick?
Lampwick appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of lampwick
- lampwicks plural
- lamp-wick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lampwick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wick of a lamp, usually an oil lamp.
- 2
Material for making wicks for lamps.
- 3
A plant of species Phlomis lychnitis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lampwick come from?
From lamp + wick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).