landlocked
land·locked/ˈlændlɑkt/adjective
landlocked is spelled L-A-N-D-L-O-C-K-E-D: 10 letters and 2 syllables (land·locked). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, landlocked means “Of a country, region, etc., surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in landlocked?
| Letters | 10: L-A-N-D-L-O-C-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: land·locked |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 landlocked?
Landlocked appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 landlocked?
- US /ˈlændlɑkt/
- UK /ˈlændlɒkt/
Landlocked has 2 syllables, split land·locked in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-landlocked.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with landlocked
Also written: land-locked (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of landlocked
- land-locked
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does landlocked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a country, region, etc., surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea).
Switzerland is landlocked and obviously will never be a great sea power and must always trade overland.
- 2
Living in freshwater, such as landlocked salmon.
- 3
USOf a property or parcel, surrounded by other property and having no access to a public road.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Landlocked in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enclavé, sans littoral |
| German | Binnenstaat, binnenkontinental, landumschlossen, küstenlos, ohne Zugang zum Meer , Süßwasser- |
| Portuguese | encravado |
| Spanish | sin litoral, sin salida / acceso al mar, interior |
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 landlocked come from?
From land + locked (i.e. "locked-in by land on all sides").
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).