laplacian
noun
laplacian is spelled L-A-P-L-A-C-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laplacian means “Alternative letter-case form of Laplacian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laplacian is laplacians.
How many letters and syllables are in laplacian?
| Letters | 9: L-A-P-L-A-C-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd 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 laplacian?
Laplacian appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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 laplacian
- laplacians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laplacian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Laplacian.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of Laplacean.
noun
- 1
The Laplace operator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Laplacian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, or relating to Laplace:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | laplaciano |
| Spanish | laplaciano |
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 laplacian come from?
From Laplace + -ian, after Pierre-Simon Laplace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).