lur
/ˈlʊə(ɹ)/noun
lur is spelled L-U-R: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lur means “A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lur is lurs.
How many letters and syllables are in lur?
| Letters | 3: L-U-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is lur?
Lur appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 lur?
- /ˈlʊə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lur.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lur
- lurs plural
- lure
- lurr
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.
noun
- 1
A member of an Iranian ethnic group in the Lorestan region, speaking the Luri language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lur in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense blowing horn:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lur |
| German | Lure |
| Spanish | lur |
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 lur come from?
From Danish lur, Norwegian lur, and Swedish lur, all from Old Norse lúðr (“trumpet”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).