landlady
/ˈlæn(d)ˌleɪ.di/noun
landlady is spelled L-A-N-D-L-A-D-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, landlady means “A female landlord” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of landlady is landladies.
How many letters and syllables are in landlady?
| Letters | 8: L-A-N-D-L-A-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 landlady?
Landlady appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 landlady?
- US /ˈlæn(d)ˌleɪ.di/
Landlady 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)-Vealhurl-landlady.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of landlady
- landladies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does landlady mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female landlord.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Landlady in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female landlord:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | propriétaire |
| German | Vermieterin, Hauswirtin |
| Spanish | arredataria, casera, terrateniente |
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 landlady come from?
From land + lady.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).