lor

[lor]

/[lor]/ pron

The verdict

“lor” is uncommon German (frequency #89,242 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,242
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - [1] Personalpronomen der 3. Person Plural Femininum im Genitiv-Dativ: ihnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lor · lor · German

lor · rank #89,242 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,242
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH logistischer

Nearest frequency peer: logistischer (-1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “lor”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “lor” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lor
PropertyValue
Headwordlor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[lor]
Letters3
Frequency rank#89,242
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “lor” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).lorliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „logistischer“ (#89,241), „loci“ (#89,240), „Luftfilter“ (#89,245). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lor is uncommon German at frequency #89,242 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed [lor]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

lor doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is lor, spelled L-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    [1] Personalpronomen der 3. Person Plural Femininum im Genitiv-Dativ: ihnen
  2. 2
    [2] Personalpronomen der 3. Person Plural Maskulinum im Genitiv-Dativ: ihnen

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); 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 "lor"?
"lor" is spelled L-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [lor].
What does "lor" mean?
As a pronoun, "lor" means: [1] Personalpronomen der 3. Person Plural Femininum im Genitiv-Dativ: ihnen
How do you pronounce "lor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lor" is [lor]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lor" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list