ls
noun
ls is spelled L-S: 2 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ls means “plural of l” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ls?
| Letters | 2: L-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th 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 ls?
Ls appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 ls?
Ls 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).
What does ls mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of l
- 2
Initialism of letterspacing.
noun
- 1
Initialism of love-shyness.
- 2
Initialism of lichen sclerosus.
- 3
Initialism of Laron syndrome.
- 4
Initialism of Legius syndrome.
- 5
Initialism of landing ship
noun
- 1
USslangdriver's license
I can't pick you up. I ain't got my Ls.
- 2
plural of L
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ls come from?
Abbreviation of license.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).