Lomé

[loˈmeː]

/[loˈmeː]/ name

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Togo

Corpus desk

Index DE-lome · Lomé · German

Lomé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • 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 Lomé
PropertyValue
HeadwordLomé
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[loˈmeː]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lomé“ im Deutschen

Loméliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Lomé is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [loˈmeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Togo".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Lomé, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lomé, spelled L-O-M-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Togo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihre Kindheit verbrachte sie in Lomé.
  2. das Lomé der Kolonialzeit

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 "Lomé"?
"Lomé" is spelled L-O-M-É. The IPA pronunciation is [loˈmeː].
What does "Lomé" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lomé" means: Hauptstadt von Togo
How do you pronounce "Lomé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lomé" is [loˈmeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lomé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list