lancehead
noun
lancehead is spelled L-A-N-C-E-H-E-A-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lancehead means “Any of many South American venomous pitvipers of the genus Bothrops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lancehead is lanceheads.
How many letters and syllables are in lancehead?
| Letters | 9: L-A-N-C-E-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 lancehead?
Lancehead appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 lancehead
- lanceheads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lancehead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many South American venomous pitvipers of the genus Bothrops.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lancehead in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any pitviper of the genus Bothrops:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | jararaca |
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.
Where does lancehead come from?
From lance + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).