laughingstock
noun
laughingstock is spelled L-A-U-G-H-I-N-G-S-T-O-C-K: 13 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laughingstock means “Alternative spelling of laughing stock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laughingstock is laughingstocks.
How many letters and syllables are in laughingstock?
| Letters | 13: L-A-U-G-H-I-N-G-S-T-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is laughingstock?
Laughingstock appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 laughingstock?
Laughingstock has 3 syllables (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).
Words people confuse with laughingstock
Also written: laughing-stock (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of laughingstock
- laughingstocks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laughingstock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does laughingstock come from?
From laughing + stock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).