lozenge
/ˈlɑzɪnd͡ʒ/noun, verb
lozenge is spelled L-O-Z-E-N-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lozenge means “A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lozenge is lozenges.
How many letters and syllables are in lozenge?
| Letters | 7: L-O-Z-E-N-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 lozenge?
Lozenge appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 lozenge?
- UK /ˈlɒzɪnd͡ʒ/
- US /ˈlɑzɪnd͡ʒ/
- Australia /ˈlɔzɪnd͡ʒ/
Lozenge 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: En-au-lozenge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lozenge
- lozenges plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- losenge
- lossenge
- lozeng
- loseng
- lozange
- losange
- losang
- losinge
- losing
- loosing
- lozinge
- lozenging participle, present
- lozenged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lozenge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.
- 2
A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.
verb
- 1
To form into the shape of a lozenge.
- 2
To mark or emblazon with a lozenge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lozenge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | losange, rhombus , pastille |
| German | Raute , Pastille, Hustenbonbon, Lutschbonbon |
| Portuguese | losango, rombo , pastilha |
| Spanish | losange, rombo, lisonja , pastilla |
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 lozenge come from?
From Middle English losenge, from Old French losenge (“rhombus”), of uncertain origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).