lawks
/lɔːks/
"lawks" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lawks” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lord! (especially as an expression of surprise)
Corpus desk
Index EN-lawks · lawks · English
lawks · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | lawks |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /lɔːks/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lawks” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lawks is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /lɔːks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lord! (especially as an expression of surprise)".
lawks has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is lawks, spelled L-A-W-K-S.
Definition
- 1Lord! (especially as an expression of surprise)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lawks appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Lawks! how uncomfortable," said the cook. "And M. Henri, was he wet too?"
"Your civic pride does you credit," said Hwel. "And now, please, leave the cart. I'm sure you've got some wood to gather. Lawks."
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.
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