lessee
/lɛˈsiː/noun, verb
lessee is spelled L-E-S-S-E-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lessee means “An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lessee is lessees.
How many letters and syllables are in lessee?
| Letters | 6: L-E-S-S-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 lessee?
Lessee appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 lessee?
- /lɛˈsiː/
Lessee 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)-Persent101-lessee.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lessee
- lessees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lessee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.
- 2
The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.
- 3
Someone who is allowed to use a house, building, land etc. for a period of time in return for payment to the owner.
verb
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of let's see.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lessee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one to whom a lease is given:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | locataire |
| German | Pächter, Mieter, Leasingnehmer |
| Portuguese | arrendatário |
| Spanish | inquilino, arrendatario |
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 lessee come from?
From Anglo-Norman lessié, past participle of lessier (“to permit, to let”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).