lez
/lɛz/adjective, noun
lez is spelled L-E-Z: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Lez, the name). As a derogatory adjective, lez means “Alternative form of les” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lez?
| Letters | 3: L-E-Z |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is lez?
Lez appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Lez, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lez?
- /lɛz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-lez.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with lez
Also written: les.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of lez
- more lez comparative
- most lez superlative
- lezzes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lez mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
derogatoryslangAlternative form of les.
noun
- 1
UKAbbreviation of low emission zone.
noun
- 1
derogatoryslangAlternative form of les.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).