landdrost
noun
landdrost is spelled L-A-N-D-D-R-O-S-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, landdrost means “A type of magistrate in South Africa, abolished under the British in 1827” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of landdrost is landdrosts.
How many letters and syllables are in landdrost?
| Letters | 9: L-A-N-D-D-R-O-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 landdrost?
Landdrost appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 landdrost
- landdrosts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does landdrost mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of magistrate in South Africa, abolished under the British in 1827.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does landdrost come from?
From South African Dutch landdrost, from land + drost.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).