labyrinth

Other forms of labyrinth

plural

labyrinths·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about labyrinth

What does labyrinth mean?

labyrinth means "complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in labyrinth?

labyrinth has 3 syllables: lab-y-rinth. The stress falls on "lab". In IPA it is /ˈlæbɚˌɪnθ/.

What is another word for labyrinth?

Close synonyms include maze, inner ear, internal ear. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is labyrinth a common word?

labyrinth is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.