louis
/ˈluː.i/noun
louis is spelled L-O-U-I-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 66 times per million words in written English, the 1,602nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, louis means “Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of louis is louises.
How many letters and syllables are in louis?
| Letters | 5: L-O-U-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 66 times per million words; the 1,602nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 louis?
Louis appears 66 times per million words in written English, the 1,602nd 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 louis?
- US /ˈluː.i/
- US /ˈlu.ɪs/
- US /ˈlu.əs/
Louis 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-Louis.wav, En-au-louis.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with louis?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as louis from its last stressed vowel (/ui/):
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 louis
- louises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does louis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
- 2
The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.
- 3
informalThe franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does louis come from?
Borrowed from French louis, from Louis, the name of the French kings who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).