Loris

[ˈloːʁis]

/[ˈloːʁis]/ noun

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The verdict

“Loris” is uncommon German (frequency #58,979 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,979
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lori

Corpus desk

Index DE-loris · Loris · German

Loris · rank #58,979 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,979
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lombard

Nearest frequency peer: Lombard (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Loris“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Loris
PropertyValue
HeadwordLoris
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈloːʁis]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Loris“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lorisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lombard“ (#58,978), „loi“ (#58,977), „luftigen“ (#58,981). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Loris“ bei #58,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Loris is uncommon German at frequency #58,979 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈloːʁis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Loris, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Loris, spelled L-O-R-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lori
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lori
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Lori
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Lori
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Lori

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 "Loris"?
"Loris" is spelled L-O-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloːʁis].
What does "Loris" mean?
As a noun, "Loris" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lori
How do you pronounce "Loris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Loris" is [ˈloːʁis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Loris" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kräne#58,941kross#58,940Kolja#58,932Kober#58,931

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list