Lola

/ˈləʊlə/

//ˈləʊlə// name

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"lola" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Lola” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,065. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,065
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Spanish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lola · Lola · English

Lola · rank #16,065 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,065
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH loch

Nearest frequency peer: loch (-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 “Lola”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Lola” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lola vs lot
25% similar
Lola vs low
25% similar
Lola vs los
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lola
PropertyValue
HeadwordLola
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈləʊlə/
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,065
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Lola”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Lolalands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “loch” (#16,064), “lotion” (#16,066), “liquidity” (#16,063). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Lola” is #16,065. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Lola (IPA /ˈləʊlə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,065 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from Spanish.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lola, with forms such as "lloa", "llola", and "loal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lot", "low", "los", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish Lola. The correct English form is Lola, spelled L-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Spanish.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lola appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. What lovely names for girls there are! There's Stella like the Evening Star, And Sylvia like a rustling tree, And Lola like a melody,
  2. She walked up to me and she asked me to dance / I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola

Etymology

From Spanish Lola.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lloa
  • llola
  • loal
  • lolla
  • olla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lola - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lloa2llola1loal2lolla1olla2
Edit distance from "Lola"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lola"?
"Lola" is spelled L-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈləʊlə/.
What does "Lola" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lola" means: A female given name from Spanish.
What words are commonly confused with "Lola"?
"Lola" is commonly confused with "lot", "low", "los". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lola" is /ˈləʊlə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Lola"?
From Spanish Lola. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lola", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

loch#16,064lieu#16,062mara#16,072jars#16,056

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Indo5 variantsgasp5 variantsDaly5 variantsUSDA5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list