lazaret
la·zar·et/ˌlæzəˈɹɛt/noun
lazaret is spelled L-A-Z-A-R-E-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables (la·zar·et). It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lazaret means “A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lazaret is lazarets.
How many letters and syllables are in lazaret?
| Letters | 7: L-A-Z-A-R-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: la·zar·et |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 lazaret?
Lazaret appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 lazaret?
- US /ˌlæzəˈɹɛt/
Lazaret has 3 syllables, split la·zar·et in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with lazaret?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lazaret from its last stressed vowel (/ɛt/):
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 lazaret
- lazarets plural
- lazarette
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lazaret mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
- 2
A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
- 3
A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lazaret come from?
Borrowed from French lazaret, from Italian lazzareto (archaic), lazzaretto, lazzeretto; see further at lazaretto. Doublet of lazaretto.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).