landlord
/ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/noun, verb
landlord is spelled L-A-N-D-L-O-R-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, landlord means “A person that leases real property; a lessor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of landlord is landlords.
How many letters and syllables are in landlord?
| Letters | 8: L-A-N-D-L-O-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th 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 landlord?
Landlord appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th 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 landlord?
- UK /ˈlænd.lɔːd/
- US /ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/
Landlord has 2 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: En-au-landlord.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of landlord
- landlords plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- landlording participle, present
- landlorded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does landlord mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person that leases real property; a lessor.
- 2
UKThe owner or manager of a public house.
- 3
slangA shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
verb
- 1
rareTo lease real property; to act as a lessor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Landlord in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | propriétaire , patron |
| German | Vermieter, Hauswirt |
| Portuguese | senhorio, proprietário |
| Spanish | arrendador, casero, terrateniente, propietario, patrono, patrón |
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 landlord come from?
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).