lord
/loɹd/noun, verb
lord is spelled L-O-R-D: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 126 times per million words in written English, the 831st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lord means “One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lord is lords.
How many letters and syllables are in lord?
| Letters | 4: L-O-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 126 times per million words; the 831st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lord?
Lord appears 126 times per million words in written English, the 831st 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 lord?
- UK /lɔːd/
- British /loːd/
- US /loɹd/
Lord has one syllable (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)-Back_ache-lord.wav, En-au-lord.ogg, En-us-lord.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with lord
Sounds like: laud (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: lud.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with lord?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lord from its last stressed vowel (/oɹd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lord
- lords plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lording participle, present
- lorded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lord mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
- 2
archaicobsoleteThe male head of a household, a father or husband.
- 3
archaicobsoleteThe owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
A mightie Lord of Swine!
- 4
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)
- 5
A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king
- 6
A peer of the realm, particularly a temporal one
Men myghten lordis knowe
- 7
obsoleteA baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones
- 8
One possessing similar mastery in figurative senses (esp. as lord of ~)
O wityng bath god and ill Ȝee suld be lauerds at ȝour will.
verb
- 1
To domineer or act like a lord.
- 2
To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.
interjection
- 1
An interjection variously expressing astonishment, surprise, resignation.
noun
- 1
A formal title of the lesser British nobility, used for a lord of the manor or Lord Proprietor.
- 2
A generic title used in reference to any peer of the British nobility or any peer below the dignity of duke and (as a courtesy title) for the younger sons of dukes and marquesses (see usage note).
- 3
Similar formal and generic titles in other countries.
- 4
An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth
- 5
The elected president of a festival.
- 6
A high priest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lord in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | châtelain , seigneur , monsieur, lord |
| Portuguese | castelão , lorde , senhor |
| Spanish | castellano , señor , lord |
| German | Herr , Gebieter , herrschen , Lord |
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.