orleans

Questions about orleans

What does orleans mean?

orleans means "a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in orleans?

orleans has 3 syllables: or-le-ans. The stress falls on "or". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹliənz/.

What is another word for orleans?

Close synonyms include siege of Orleans. 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 orleans a common word?

orleans is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.