lav
/læv/noun
lav is spelled L-A-V: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lav means “Clipping of lavatory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lav is lavs.
How many letters and syllables are in lav?
| Letters | 3: L-A-V |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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; 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 lav?
Lav appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 lav?
- /læv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-lav.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lav?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lav.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: val.
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 lav
- lavs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lav mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKslangClipping of lavatory.
Please, miss, I need to go to the lav.
- 2
informalClipping of lavalier microphone.
When you’re recording interviews, it’s best to use a lav.
noun
- 1
Acronym of light armoured vehicle (a type of military armoured car).
- 2
datedInitialism of lymphadenopathy-associated virus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lav in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | petit coin , VBL (véhicule blindé léger) |
| German | Klo |
| Spanish | retrete |
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.