langoustine
/ˈlɒŋɡəstiːn/noun
langoustine is spelled L-A-N-G-O-U-S-T-I-N-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, langoustine means “A small edible European orange-pink lobster, Nephrops norvegicus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of langoustine is langoustines.
How many letters and syllables are in langoustine?
| Letters | 11: L-A-N-G-O-U-S-T-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 langoustine?
Langoustine appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 langoustine?
- /ˈlɒŋɡəstiːn/
- /ˈlæŋɡəstiːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-langoustine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of langoustine
- langoustines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does langoustine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small edible European orange-pink lobster, Nephrops norvegicus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does langoustine come from?
Borrowed from French langoustine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).