Lincoln
Lin·coln/ˈlɪŋ.kən/noun
Lincoln is spelled L-I-N-C-O-L-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Lin·coln). It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Lincoln means “A brand of American automobile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Lincoln is Lincolns.
How many letters and syllables are in Lincoln?
| Letters | 7: L-I-N-C-O-L-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Lin·coln |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,224th 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 Lincoln?
Lincoln appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th 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 Lincoln?
- /ˈlɪŋ.kən/
Lincoln has 2 syllables, split Lin·coln in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-Lincoln.wav, En-au-Lincoln.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Lincoln
- Lincolns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Lincoln mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A brand of American automobile.
- 2
An English breed of sheep.
- 3
USslangA five-dollar bill.
- 4
A high-altitude, long-range bomber based on the Avro Lancaster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lincoln in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense automobile:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Lincoln |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Lincoln come from?
Inherited from Middle English Lincolne, from Old English Lincolle, Lindcolen, Lindcylene, from Latin Lindum Colōnia (“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford. In the United States, many of the places established since 1865 are named after Abraham Lincoln.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).