lolcat
/ˈlɑl.kæt/noun
lolcat is spelled L-O-L-C-A-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lolcat means “An image macro of, usually, a kitten or a cat with a humorous caption” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lolcat is lolcats.
How many letters and syllables are in lolcat?
| Letters | 6: L-O-L-C-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 lolcat?
Lolcat appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 lolcat?
- US /ˈlɑl.kæt/
Lolcat has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-lolcat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lolcat
- lolcats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lolcat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedAn image macro of, usually, a kitten or a cat with a humorous caption.
- 2
The deliberately misspelled and grammatically quirky form of English associated with such images' captions.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of lolcat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lolcat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense image macro of a kitten or cat with a humorous caption:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lolcat, lolchat |
| German | Lolcat |
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.
Where does lolcat come from?
From lol + cat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).