lel
interjection
lel is spelled L-E-L: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, lel means “Variation of lol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lel?
| Letters | 3: L-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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; 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 lel?
Lel appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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).
What rhymes with lel?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lel.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ell.
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).
What does lel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Variation of lol.
noun
- 1
Initialism of lower explosive limit.
interjection
- 1
Alternative form of lel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lel come from?
Miscellaneously substituted vowel instead of the 'o' in lol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).