loli
/ˈlɑl.i/noun
loli is spelled L-O-L-I: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loli means “A childlike female character, particularly in the lolicon genre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of loli is lolis.
How many letters and syllables are in loli?
| Letters | 4: L-O-L-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 loli?
Loli appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 loli?
- UK /ˈlɒl.i/
- UK /ˈlɔl.i/
- US /ˈlɑl.i/
Loli has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-loli.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with loli
Sounds like: lolly (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with loli?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as loli from its last stressed vowel (/ɑli/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lilo, illo.
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 loli
- lolis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loli mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA childlike female character, particularly in the lolicon genre.
Coordinate term: shota
- 2
proscribedslangA lolicon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does loli come from?
From Japanese ロリ (rori), itself from English lolita or a clipping of lolicon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).