Lotus

[ˈloːtʊs]

/[ˈloːtʊs]/ name

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The verdict

“Lotus” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,661
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wissenschaftlicher Name des Hornklees

Corpus desk

Index DE-lotus · Lotus · German

Lotus · rank #20,661 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,661
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH loslegen

Nearest frequency peer: loslegen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lotus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lotus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lotus vs Lou
60% similar
Lotus vs Luxus
60% similar
Lotus vs lupus
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lotus
PropertyValue
HeadwordLotus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈloːtʊs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,661
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lotus“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lotusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „loslegen“ (#20,660), „Mamas“ (#20,662), „Liturgie“ (#20,659). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lotus“ bei #20,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Lotus (IPA [ˈloːtʊs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,661 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lotus, with forms such as "llotus", "lotsu", and "lottus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Lou", "Luxus", "lupus", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lotus, spelled L-O-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    wissenschaftlicher Name des Hornklees
  2. 2
    Bezeichnung oder Teil der Bezeichnung verschiedener Arten der Seerosen
  3. 3
    krautige Wasserpflanze der Gattung Lotos
  4. 4
    Name verschiedener Städte und Dörfer in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
  5. 5
    britischer Autohersteller Lotus Cars
  6. 6
    Bezeichnung für verschiedene Rennteams

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Gattung Lotus umfasst ein breites Spektrum an Arten.
  2. Der blaue Lotus nahm im Totenkult der alten Ägypter eine wichtige Rolle ein.

This word in other languages

lotus(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llotus
  • lotsu
  • lottus
  • lotuss
  • louts
  • ltous
  • oltus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lotus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

llotus1lotsu2lottus1lotuss1louts2ltous2oltus2
Edit distance from "Lotus"

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 "Lotus"?
"Lotus" is spelled L-O-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloːtʊs].
What does "Lotus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lotus" means: wissenschaftlicher Name des Hornklees
What words are commonly confused with "Lotus"?
"Lotus" is commonly confused with "Lou", "Luxus", "lupus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lotus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lotus" is [ˈloːtʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lotus" come from?
"Lotus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Mamas#20,662Mekka#20,665latin#20,653Molly#20,672

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Klaas7 variantsJudas7 variantsIrrsinn7 variantsHaram7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list