Lisbon
/ˈlɪzbən/noun
Lisbon is spelled L-I-S-B-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Lisbon means “A sweet, light-coloured wine from Portugal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Lisbon?
| Letters | 6: L-I-S-B-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 Lisbon?
Lisbon appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th 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 Lisbon?
- /ˈlɪzbən/
Lisbon has 2 syllables (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-Lisbon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Lisbon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sweet, light-coloured wine from Portugal.
We had plenty of port wine and Lisbon, which, with uninterrupted good humour, made the hours glide rapidly away.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Lisbon come from?
As the capital of Portugal, from French Lisbonne, from Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna), from Latin Olisīpō, the origin of which is uncertain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).