lawsuit
/ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/noun, verb
lawsuit is spelled L-A-W-S-U-I-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lawsuit means “In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lawsuit is lawsuits.
How many letters and syllables are in lawsuit?
| Letters | 7: L-A-W-S-U-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,138th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is lawsuit?
Lawsuit appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th 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 lawsuit?
- UK /ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/
- US /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/
- /ˈlɑˌs(j)ut/
Lawsuit 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-lawsuit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lawsuit
- lawsuits plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lawsuiting participle, present
- lawsuited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lawsuit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve.
verb
- 1
To bring a lawsuit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lawsuit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense case where a court is needed to resolve differences:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | poursuite judiciaire, procès, poursuite |
| German | Gerichtsverfahren, Rechtsstreit, Prozess, Klage |
| Portuguese | processo judicial, processo, pleito, ação penal |
| Spanish | proceso judicial, pleito, litigio, demanda judicial |
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 lawsuit come from?
From law + suit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).