lard
/lɑɹd/noun, verb
lard is spelled L-A-R-D: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lard means “Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lard is lards.
How many letters and syllables are in lard?
| Letters | 4: L-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lard?
Lard appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 lard?
- UK /lɑːd/
- US /lɑɹd/
- Australia /lɐːd/
Lard has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lard?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lard from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: darl.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lard
- lards plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- larding participle, present
- larded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- 2
obsoleteFatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork.
- 3
slangExcess fat on a person or animal.
verb
- 1
To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking.
- 2
To smear with fat or lard.
- 3
To distribute, garnish or strew, especially with reference to fatty or greasy things or words or phrases in speech and writing.
- 4
To fatten; to enrich.
- 5
To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard.
- 6
To embellish with unnecessary frills; to pad.
- 7
obsoleteTo grow fat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saindoux |
| German | Schmalz |
| Portuguese | banha |
| Spanish | manteca porcina, manteca porcuna, lardo , mechar |
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 lard come from?
From Middle English lard, from Old French lard (“bacon”), from Latin lārdum, lāridum (“bacon fat”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).