laund
/lɔːnd/obsolete
laund is spelled L-A-U-N-D: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laund means “A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laund is launds.
How many letters and syllables are in laund?
| Letters | 5: L-A-U-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 laund?
Laund appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 laund?
- /lɔːnd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-laund.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of laund
- laune
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laund mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does laund come from?
From Middle English launde, from Old French launde (“wooded area”) (French lande), of Germanic or Gaulish origin, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”) or Proto-Celtic *landā, both from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Doublet of land.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).