lavant
noun
lavant is spelled L-A-V-A-N-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lavant means “A shallow or more or less intermittent spring, or the stream of water (bourne) which feeds and springs forth from such a spring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lavant is lavants.
How many letters and syllables are in lavant?
| Letters | 6: L-A-V-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 lavant?
Lavant appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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).
Forms of lavant
- lavants plural
- levant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lavant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA shallow or more or less intermittent spring, or the stream of water (bourne) which feeds and springs forth from such a spring.
- 2
UKA violent flow or rush of water.
How it did rain! It ran down the street in a lavant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lavant come from?
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *lavand, *lavant, lavande, present participle of Middle English laven (“to stream, pour out a stream, wash”), from Old English lafian (“to pour water on, wash, lave, bathe, ladle out”), equivalent to lave + -and; or from Old French lavant, present participle of laver (“to wash”). See lave.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).