Lolch

[lɔlç]

/[lɔlç]/ noun

The verdict

“Lolch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trivialbezeichnung für einige Süßgräser aus der Gattung Lolium

Corpus desk

Index DE-lolch · Lolch · German

Lolch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Lolch
PropertyValue
HeadwordLolch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɔlç]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lolch“ im Deutschen

Lolchsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lolch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɔlç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trivialbezeichnung für einige Süßgräser aus der Gattung Lolium".

Lolch has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lolch, spelled L-O-L-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trivialbezeichnung für einige Süßgräser aus der Gattung Lolium

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Eselsbrücke: Die Ährchen sitzen bei der Quecke quer und beim Lolch längs.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lolch"?
"Lolch" is spelled L-O-L-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [lɔlç].
What does "Lolch" mean?
As a noun, "Lolch" means: Trivialbezeichnung für einige Süßgräser aus der Gattung Lolium
How do you pronounce "Lolch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lolch" is [lɔlç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lolch" come from?
"Lolch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list