licorne
noun
licorne is spelled L-I-C-O-R-N-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, licorne means “A type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of licorne is licornes.
How many letters and syllables are in licorne?
| Letters | 7: L-I-C-O-R-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 licorne?
Licorne appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Forms of licorne
- licornes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does licorne mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does licorne come from?
From French licorne, semantic loan from Russian единоро́г (jedinoróg, literally “unicorn”), in reference to the unicorn on the coat of arms of count P. I. Shuvalov, who introduced this type of artillery piece. Doublet of unicorn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).