lorsque
[lɔʁsk]
The verdict
“lorsque” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als, wenn
Corpus desk
Index DE-lorsque · lorsque · German
lorsque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lorsque |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | [lɔʁsk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „lorsque“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
lorsque is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed [lɔʁsk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als, wenn".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lorsque, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is lorsque, spelled L-O-R-S-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1als, wenn
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lorsque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Autrefois, lorsque je revenais de l’école, je passais toujours dire bonjour à mon grand-père.
Lorsque l’institutrice est entrée, les élèves se sont arrêtés de parler.
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.