loquat
lo·quat/ˈloʊkwɑt/noun
loquat is spelled L-O-Q-U-A-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (lo·quat). It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loquat means “Any member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of loquat is loquats.
How many letters and syllables are in loquat?
| Letters | 6: L-O-Q-U-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lo·quat |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 loquat?
Loquat appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 loquat?
- US /ˈloʊkwɑt/
- UK /ˈləʊkwɒt/
Loquat has 2 syllables, split lo·quat in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-loquat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of loquat
- loquats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loquat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
- 2
The fruit of this tree, which is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Loquat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bibace, nèfle du Japon , néflier du Japon, bibacier |
| German | Wollmispel , Loquat |
| Portuguese | nêspera , nespereira |
| Spanish | níspero japonés |
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 loquat come from?
Borrowed from Cantonese 盧橘 /卢橘 (lou⁴ gwat¹).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).