Lancashire
/ˈlæŋkəʃə/noun
Lancashire is spelled L-A-N-C-A-S-H-I-R-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Lancashire means “A type of cheese made in Lancashire, England” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Lancashire is Lancashires.
How many letters and syllables are in Lancashire?
| Letters | 10: L-A-N-C-A-S-H-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.0 times per million words; the 12,940th 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 Lancashire?
Lancashire appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th 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 Lancashire?
- UK /ˈlæŋkəʃə/
- UK /ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə/
Lancashire has 3 syllables (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-Lancashire.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Lancashire
- Lancashires plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Lancashire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of cheese made in Lancashire, England.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Lancashire come from?
From Middle English Lancastreschire, from Lancastre (“Lancaster”) + schire (“shire, county”). By surface analysis, Lanca(ster) + -shire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).