laurin
/ˈlɔːɹɪn/noun
laurin is spelled L-A-U-R-I-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Laurin, the name). As a noun, laurin means “A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in laurin?
| Letters | 6: L-A-U-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 laurin?
Laurin appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Laurin, 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 laurin?
- /ˈlɔːɹɪn/
Laurin 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)-Flame,_not_lame-laurin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with laurin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as laurin.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: urinal.
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).
What does laurin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay (Laurus nobilis), and consisting of a complex mixture of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does laurin come from?
Compare French laurine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).