lapsus
/ˈlæpsəs/noun
lapsus is spelled L-A-P-S-U-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lapsus means “A slip, lapse, or error” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lapsus?
| Letters | 6: L-A-P-S-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 lapsus?
Lapsus appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 lapsus?
- /ˈlæpsəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lapsus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does lapsus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A slip, lapse, or error.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lapsus come from?
Borrowed from Latin lāpsus. Doublet of lapse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).