laura
/ˈlɔɹə/noun
laura is spelled L-A-U-R-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Laura, the name). As a noun, laura means “A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laura is lauras or laurae.
How many letters and syllables are in laura?
| Letters | 5: L-A-U-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,752nd 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 laura?
Laura appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Laura, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce laura?
- US /ˈlɔɹə/
- UK /ˈlɔːɹə/
Laura has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-laura.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with laura?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as laura from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: aural.
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 laura
- lauras plural
- laurae plural
- lavra
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laura mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
- 2
A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Laura in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory a:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Laura, Laure, Lavra, Lawra |
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 laura come from?
From the Late Latin laura, from Ancient Greek λαύρα (laúra, “lane, path”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).