lissen
noun, verb
lissen is spelled L-I-S-S-E-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lissen means “A cleft or hollow in rock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lissen is lissens.
How many letters and syllables are in lissen?
| Letters | 6: L-I-S-S-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 lissen?
Lissen appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 lissen
- lissen .
- lissens plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lissom
- lisne
- lissening participle, present
- lissened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lissen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cleft or hollow in rock.
verb
- 1
Eye dialect spelling of listen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lissen come from?
Unknown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).