lollapalooza
/ˌlɑləpəˈluzə/
"lollapalooza" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lollapalooza” is uncommon English (frequency #53,667 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,667
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lollapalooza |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌlɑləpəˈluzə/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #53,667 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lollapalooza” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lollapalooza is uncommon English at frequency #53,667 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌlɑləpəˈluzə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.".
No misspelling variants are generated for lollapalooza in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown. Compare lollypaloozer and lallapalootza, which are attested earlier with similar meaning. Compare also 19th century slang la-la something unusually good. The correct English form is lollapalooza, spelled L-O-L-L-A-P-A-L-O-O-Z-A.
Definition
- 1An outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.
Etymology
Unknown. Compare lollypaloozer and lallapalootza, which are attested earlier with similar meaning. Compare also 19th century slang la-la something unusually good.
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); 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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Using “lollapalooza”
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- The one correct English spelling is L-O-L-L-A-P-A-L-O-O-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌlɑləpəˈluzə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.