lolz
/ˈlɔːlz/
"lolz" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lolz” is uncommon English (frequency #53,074 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,074
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used to express laughter, often in a sarcastic fashion.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lolz |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈlɔːlz/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #53,074 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lolz” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lolz is uncommon English at frequency #53,074 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˈlɔːlz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Used to express laughter, often in a sarcastic fashion.".
Zero misspellings are on record for lolz in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: A corruption of lol, probably a leet variation, treated as if it were a noun rather than an interjection and pluralized in a deliberately unconventional manner using the -z suffix. The correct English form is lolz, spelled L-O-L-Z.
Definition
- 1Used to express laughter, often in a sarcastic fashion.
Etymology
A corruption of lol, probably a leet variation, treated as if it were a noun rather than an interjection and pluralized in a deliberately unconventional manner using the -z suffix.
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 “lolz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-O-L-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.