laud
/lɔːd/noun, verb
laud is spelled L-A-U-D: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laud means “Glorification or praise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laud is lauds.
How many letters and syllables are in laud?
| Letters | 4: L-A-U-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 laud?
Laud appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 laud?
- UK /lɔːd/
- British /loːd/
- /lɔd/
Laud 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: En-au-laud.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with laud
Sounds like: lord (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with laud?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as laud from its last stressed vowel (/ɔd/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dual, auld, udal.
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 laud
- lauds plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lauding participle, present
- lauded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laud mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Glorification or praise.
- 2
Hymn of praise.
- 3
A prayer service following matins.
verb
- 1
To praise; to glorify.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Laud in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | louva , louvor , louvar |
| Spanish | laude, lauro, loor , loar, laudar |
| French | glorifier, célébrer, exalter |
| German | preisen |
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 laud come from?
Inherited from Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).