lupine
lu·pine/ˈluː.paɪn/adjective, noun
lupine is spelled L-U-P-I-N-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (lu·pine). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lupine means “Wolfish (all senses); wolflike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lupine?
| Letters | 6: L-U-P-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lu·pine |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 lupine?
Lupine appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 lupine?
- /ˈluː.paɪn/
As a noun (“North American English form of lupin (any plant of the…”): /ˈluː.pɪn/.
Lupine has 2 syllables, split lu·pine in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lupine1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lupine2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lupine?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lupine.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lineup.
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 lupine
- more lupine comparative
- most lupine superlative
- lupines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lupine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
- 2
Ravenous.
noun
- 1
North American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lupine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lupin, louvesque, lupoïde , vorace |
| German | wölfisch, Wolfen-, Wolfs- , mit Bärenhunger, unersättlich |
| Spanish | lobuno |
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 lupine come from?
Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).