loins
/lɔɪnz/noun
loins is spelled L-O-I-N-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loins means “The pubic region” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in loins?
| Letters | 5: L-O-I-N-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 loins?
Loins appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 loins?
- /lɔɪnz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-loins.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does loins mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The pubic region.
- 2
The reproductive organs.
- 3
plural of loin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Loins in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lombes, reins |
| German | Leistenbereich |
| Portuguese | virilhas |
| Spanish | entrañas, vergüenzas |
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.