# lo

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ləʊ/ · frequency rank #6,373

## Definitions
1. look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lo, loo, from Old English lā (“exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy”). Conflated in Middle English with lo! (interjection), a corruption of lok!, loke! (“look!”) (as in lo we! (look we!)). Cognate with Scots lo, lu (“lo”). See also look.

## Easily confused with
- **Lt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lt)
- **LP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lp)
- **Ls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-ls)
- **lu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lu)
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lv)
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lr)
- **lx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lx)
- **LZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lz)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lot)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-low)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lol)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-los)
- **log** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-log)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lou)
- **LSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lsu)
- **lux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lux)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-loo)
- **LSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lsd)
- **LOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-loc)
- **Lon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lo-vs-lon)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lo