lot
/lɑt/noun, verb
lot is spelled L-O-T: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 407 times per million words in written English, the 220th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Lot, the name). As a noun, lot means “A large quantity or number; a great deal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lot is lots.
How many letters and syllables are in lot?
| Letters | 3: L-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 407 times per million words; the 220th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 lot?
Lot appears 407 times per million words in written English, the 220th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Lot, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lot?
- UK /lɒt/
- British /lɔt/
- US /lɑt/
Lot 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: En-uk-a_lot.ogg, En-us-lot.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lot?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lot from its last stressed vowel (/ɑt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tol.
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 lot
- lots plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lotting participle, present
- lotted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot
- 2
A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.
a lot of stationery
- 3
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
- 4
informalA number of people taken collectively.
a sorry lot
- 5
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
a building lot in a city
- 6
That which happens without human design or forethought.
- 7
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
to cast lots
- 8
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
verb
- 1
datedTo allot; to sort; to apportion.
- 2
USdatedinformalTo count or reckon (on or upon).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | groupe, ensemble , bande , lot, parcelle , destin |
| German | Menge, Los, Charge, Haufen, Anzahl , Gruppe |
| Portuguese | quantidade , bando , lote |
| Spanish | loteo , lote |
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 lot come from?
From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlut, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).