Lodz

[lɔt͡ʃ]

/[lɔt͡ʃ]/ name

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The verdict

“Lodz” is uncommon German (frequency #56,316 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,316
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Polen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lodz · Lodz · German

Lodz · rank #56,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,316
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Loren

Nearest frequency peer: Loren (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Lodz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lodz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lodz
PropertyValue
HeadwordLodz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[lɔt͡ʃ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lodz“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Lodzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Loren“ (#56,318), „Liebeslieder“ (#56,313), „liebenswerten“ (#56,312). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lodz“ bei #56,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lodz is uncommon German at frequency #56,316 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [lɔt͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Polen".

Lodz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lodz, spelled L-O-D-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Polen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lodz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lodz ist mit 750.000 Einwohnern die drittgrößte Stadt Polens.
  2. „Seine Eltern wurden in Lodz, seine Geschwister in Treblinka ermordet, seine Schwiegereltern in Auschwitz vergast.“

Synonyms

ŁódźLodschLitzmannstadt

This word in other languages

Lodz(English)Łódź(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lodz"?
"Lodz" is spelled L-O-D-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [lɔt͡ʃ].
What does "Lodz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lodz" means: eine Stadt in Polen
How do you pronounce "Lodz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lodz" is [lɔt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lodz" come from?
"Lodz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lodz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mech#56,338kuka#56,291muri#56,367nuit#56,392

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list