Lodève

name

"lodeve" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Lodève” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town and commune of Hérault department, Occitania, France.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lodeve · Lodève · English

Lodève · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Lodève
PropertyValue
HeadwordLodève
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Lodève” in English

Lodèveranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lodève is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A town and commune of Hérault department, Occitania, France.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lodève, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Lodève, from Latin Luteva. The correct English form is Lodève, spelled L-O-D-È-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town and commune of Hérault department, Occitania, France.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Lodève, from Latin Luteva.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lodève"?
"Lodève" is spelled L-O-D-È-V-E.
What does "Lodève" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lodève" means: A town and commune of Hérault department, Occitania, France.
What is the origin of the word "Lodève"?
Borrowed from French Lodève, from Latin Luteva. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list