longan
/ˈlɔŋɡən/noun
longan is spelled L-O-N-G-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, longan means “An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of longan is longans.
How many letters and syllables are in longan?
| Letters | 6: L-O-N-G-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 longan?
Longan appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 longan?
- UK /ˈlɒŋɡən/
- US /ˈlɔŋɡən/
- /ˈlɑŋɡən/
Longan 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-longan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of longan
- longans plural
- lungan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does longan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
- 2
The fruit from the longan tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Longan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | longanier , longane |
| Portuguese | longana , longan |
| Spanish | longuián, longan , ojo de dragón |
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 longan come from?
Borrowed from Cantonese 龍眼 /龙眼 (lung⁴ ngaan⁵, literally “dragon’s eye”). Doublet of Longyan (“grape”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).