land mine
/ˈlænd.maɪn/noun
land mine is spelled L-A-N-D-M-I-N-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. As a noun, land mine means “A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of land mine is land mines.
How many letters and syllables are in land mine?
| Letters | 8: L-A-N-D-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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 do you pronounce land mine?
- US /ˈlænd.maɪn/
Land mine has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-land_mine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with land mine
Also written: landmine (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of land mine
- land mines plural
- landmine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does land mine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.
- 2
A critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications.
- 3
A piece of exercise device consisting of a pivoting tube attached to the ground to which a barbell can be fitted to lift it off the ground.
- 4
slangA pile of uncollected dog feces that has been left on a public area (such as a sidewalk, park, or common lawn) and on which someone might accidentally step.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Land mine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mine that is placed on land:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mine terrestre, mine |
| German | Landmine, Mine |
| Portuguese | mina terrestre |
| Spanish | mina terrestre, mina térrea / terrenal |
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.