ligure
lig·ure/ˈlɪɡjʊə̯/obsolete
ligure is spelled L-I-G-U-R-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (lig·ure). It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ligure means “A gemstone, supposed to have been a form of agate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ligure is ligures.
How many letters and syllables are in ligure?
| Letters | 6: L-I-G-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lig·ure |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 ligure?
Ligure appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 ligure?
- /ˈlɪɡjʊə̯/
- [ˈlɪɡjʊə]
- /ˈlɪɡjɔː/
Ligure has 2 syllables, split lig·ure in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ligure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA gemstone, supposed to have been a form of agate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ligure come from?
Likely derived from the ancient region of Liguria in northwestern Italy, from Middle English lygire, ligury, lugre, from Late Latin ligūrius, from Ancient Greek λιγύριον (ligúrion) or λυγκούριον (lunkoúrion).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).