lb
/paʊnd/noun
lb is spelled L-B: 2 letters and one syllable. It appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “lb vs pound” about 590 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, lb means “Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lb is lbs or lbs..
How many letters and syllables are in lb?
| Letters | 2: L-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.5 times per million words; the 7,910th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is lb?
Lb appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th 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 lb?
- /paʊnd/
Lb has one syllable (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: En-us-lb.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with lb
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of lb
- lbs plural
- lbs. plural
- lb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).
- 2
leg bye
noun
- 1
Initialism of left back.
- 2
Initialism of linebacker.
- 3
Initialism of lower bracket.
- 4
Initialism of local board.
- 5
Initialism of Lewy body.
- 6
Initialism of lysogeny broth; (loosely) any of several similar formulations: Luria broth, Lennox broth, life broth or Luria–Bertani medium.
- 7
Alternative form of lb: Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).
- 8
Initialism of ladyboy.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of lb: Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lb come from?
(unit of weight): Abbreviation of libra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).