loa
/ˈloʊ̯ə/noun
loa is spelled L-O-A: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loa means “In the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary between Bondye (the creator god) and human beings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of loa is loas.
How many letters and syllables are in loa?
| Letters | 3: L-O-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is loa?
Loa appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce loa?
- UK /ˈləʊ̯ə/
- US /ˈloʊ̯ə/
- /ˈlʌʊ̯ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with loa?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as loa from its last stressed vowel (/oʊə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ola.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of loa
- loas plural
- lwa
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary between Bondye (the creator god) and human beings.
noun
- 1
Initialism of leave of absence.
- 2
USInitialism of letter of appreciation.
- 3
Initialism of length over all, the length of a ship's hull without attachments.
- 4
Initialism of law of attraction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does loa come from?
Borrowed from Haitian Creole lwa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).