lethe
/ˈliːθi/noun
lethe is spelled L-E-T-H-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lethe means “Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lethe is lethes.
How many letters and syllables are in lethe?
| Letters | 5: L-E-T-H-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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 lethe?
Lethe appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 lethe?
- /ˈliːθi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lethe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lethe?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lethe.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ethel.
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 lethe
- lethes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lethe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion.
- 2
Dissimulation.
- 3
obsoleterareDeath.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lethe come from?
From Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē, “forgetfulness”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).