lo aleinu
"lo-aleinu" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lo aleinu” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - may it not happen to us; an expression that indicates a desire that a previously mentioned negative thing not happen again or effect anyone else
Corpus desk
Index EN-lo-aleinu · lo aleinu · English
lo aleinu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | lo aleinu |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lo aleinu” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lo aleinu is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "may it not happen to us; an expression that indicates a desire that a previously mentioned negative thing not happen again or effect anyone else".
lo aleinu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Yiddish לא־עלינו (loy oleynu) and Hebrew לֹא עָלֵינוּ (“lit. (may it) not [be] upon us”). The correct English form is lo aleinu, spelled L-O- -A-L-E-I-N-U.
Definition
- 1may it not happen to us; an expression that indicates a desire that a previously mentioned negative thing not happen again or effect anyone else
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lo aleinu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Did you hear? There was an antisemitic attack yesterday!" — "That's horrible! Lo aleinu!"
Etymology
From Yiddish לא־עלינו (loy oleynu) and Hebrew לֹא עָלֵינוּ (“lit. (may it) not [be] upon us”).
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.