LAN
/læn/noun
LAN is spelled L-A-N: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, LAN means “Acronym of local area network” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of LAN is LANs.
How many letters and syllables are in LAN?
| Letters | 3: L-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is LAN?
LAN appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th 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).
How do you pronounce LAN?
- /læn/
- /ˌɛl ˌeɪ ˈɛn/
LAN has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-LAN.oga, En-us-LAN_(spelled-out).oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of LAN
- LANs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does LAN mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Acronym of local area network.
A LAN connects all of the computers in our office.
- 2
An in-person tournament that uses LAN.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
LAN in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (abbreviation) local area network:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | LAN |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.