Litvak
noun
Litvak is spelled L-I-T-V-A-K: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Litvak means “A Lithuanian Jew, or an Ashkenazi Jew from the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Litvak is Litvaks.
How many letters and syllables are in Litvak?
| Letters | 6: L-I-T-V-A-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 Litvak?
Litvak appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 Litvak?
Litvak 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).
Forms of Litvak
- Litvaks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Litvak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Lithuanian Jew, or an Ashkenazi Jew from the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Litvak come from?
Borrowed from Polish litwak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).