Lahore

Name: Lahore, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ləˈhɔːr/

//ləˈhɔːr// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Lahore” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,205
frequency rank, English: 16,425
“L” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Lahore vs lore

50% similar

Lahore vs Lenore

67% similar

Lahore vs Laporte

71% similar

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

Key facts for Lahore
Property	Value
Headword	Lahore
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ləˈhɔːr/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#15,205
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lahore” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lahore lands here:

#15,205

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Lahore (IPA /ləˈhɔːr/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,205 among 16,425 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lahore, with forms such as "alhore", "lahhore", and "lahoer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "lore", "Lenore", "Laporte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, … The correct English form is Lahore, spelled L-A-H-O-R-E.

Definition

1
The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin: * A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic. * From Punjabi لوہار (lohār, “blacksmith”) / ਲੋਹਾਰ (lohār), ਲੁਹਾਰ (luhār). * Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”). The earliar Urdu variants of the name include لہاور (lahāvar /⁠lhavr⁠/), لوہاوور (lūhāvor /⁠lvhavvr⁠/) and لہانور (luhanvar /⁠lhanvr⁠/), among others.

This word in other languages

Lahore(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

alhore
lahhore
lahoer
lahorre
lahroe
laohre
lhaore
llahore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lahore - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Lahore"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lahore"?

"Lahore" is spelled L-A-H-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ləˈhɔːr/.

What does "Lahore" mean?

As a proper noun, "Lahore" means: The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.

What words are commonly confused with "Lahore"?

"Lahore" is commonly confused with "lore", "Lenore", "Laporte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Lahore"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lahore" is /ləˈhɔːr/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Lahore"?

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Using “Lahore”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is L-A-H-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ləˈhɔːr/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “lore” - see the side-by-side comparison. Lahore vs lore
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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.