layover
/ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)/noun
layover is spelled L-A-Y-O-V-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, layover means “A break between stages of a journey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of layover is layovers.
How many letters and syllables are in layover?
| Letters | 7: L-A-Y-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 layover?
Layover appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 layover?
- /ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)/
Layover has 3 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-layover.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with layover
Also written: lay over (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with layover?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as layover.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: overlay.
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 layover
- layovers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does layover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaCanadaUSA break between stages of a journey.
Near-synonyms: stopover, stayover (both sometimes synonymous)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Layover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense break between stages of a journey:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | escale |
| German | Aufenthalt |
| Portuguese | escala |
| Spanish | escala, parada en el camino, transbordo |
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 layover come from?
From lay + over.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).