levant
/lɪˈvænt/noun, verb, adjective
levant is spelled L-E-V-A-N-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, levant means “A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of levant is levants.
How many letters and syllables are in levant?
| Letters | 6: L-E-V-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is levant?
Levant appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 levant?
- /lɪˈvænt/
As an adjective (“Rising, of an animal”): /ˈlɛvənt/.
Levant 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)-Sumxr-Levant.wav, En-ca-levant.oga, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-levant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with levant?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as levant from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: valent.
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 levant
- levants plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- levanting participle, present
- levanted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does levant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.
verb
- 1
To abscond or run away, especially to avoid paying money or debts.
adjective
- 1
Rising, of an animal.
- 2
Rising or having risen from rest; said of cattle.
- 3
Eastern.
noun
- 1
An easterly wind, generally in the western Mediterranean Sea.
- 2
A type of leather.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does levant come from?
Transferral use of Levant, from French levant. Compare French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”), literally: set the sail with the Levant, an easterly wind that blows in the Mediterranean Sea. Ultimately from Latin levō + -ant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).