luncheonette
/ˌlʌntʃəˈnɛt/noun
luncheonette is spelled L-U-N-C-H-E-O-N-E-T-T-E: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, luncheonette means “A small diner or restaurant that serves lunch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of luncheonette is luncheonettes.
How many letters and syllables are in luncheonette?
| Letters | 12: L-U-N-C-H-E-O-N-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 luncheonette?
Luncheonette appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 luncheonette?
- /ˌlʌntʃəˈnɛt/
Luncheonette has 3 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).
Forms of luncheonette
- luncheonettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does luncheonette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small diner or restaurant that serves lunch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does luncheonette come from?
From luncheon + -ette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).