Lois
/ˈləʊ.ɪs/
"lois" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lois” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,787. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,787
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lois · Lois · English
Lois · rank #14,787 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #14,787
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH loft
Nearest frequency peer: loft (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Lois”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Laurent
Laurent
85,218 corpus weight
- licking
licking
85,217 corpus weight
- loft
loft
85,215 corpus weight
- Lois
Lois
85,214 corpus weight
- massively
massively
85,212 corpus weight
- mediation
mediation
85,210 corpus weight
What this shows “Lois” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lois |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈləʊ.ɪs/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #14,787 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Lois”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Lois (IPA /ˈləʊ.ɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,787 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lois, with forms such as "lios", "llois", and "loiss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ls", "lot", "low", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa. The correct English form is Lois, spelled L-O-I-S.
Definition
- 1The grandmother of Timothy who is mentioned in an epistle to him.
- 2A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lois appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Modernity might also lie in a name like Lois - pronounced Loys in Trinidad - which came to the island in the 1940s through Lois Lane, the heroine of the American Superman comic strip.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λωΐς (Lōḯs), of obscure meaning. Unrelated to Louise or Louisa.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lios
- llois
- loiss
- losi
- olis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lois - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).