linn
/lɪn/noun
linn is spelled L-I-N-N: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, linn means “A waterfall or cataract (torrent of water running over a rocky bed), or a ravine down which such a waterfall rushes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of linn is linns.
How many letters and syllables are in linn?
| Letters | 4: L-I-N-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is linn?
Linn appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 linn?
- /lɪn/
Linn has one syllable (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)-Vealhurl-lin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with linn
Sounds like: lin, lyn (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of linn
- linns plural
- lin
- lyn
- lynn
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does linn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandA waterfall or cataract (torrent of water running over a rocky bed), or a ravine down which such a waterfall rushes.
- 2
ScotlandA pool of water, especially one formed and agitated by the water from a cascade.
The pool is there – the true linn, in the original acceptance of the word – dark and bottomless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does linn come from?
From Middle English *linne, from Old English hlynn (“torrent”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).