lolz
/ˈlɔːlz/
"lolz" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lolz” is uncommon English (frequency #53,074 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,074
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used to express laughter, often in a sarcastic fashion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lolz · lolz · English
lolz · rank #53,074 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,074
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH logistically
Nearest frequency peer: logistically (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “lolz”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Leonora
Leonora
46,931 corpus weight
- logbook
logbook
46,929 corpus weight
- logistically
logistically
46,928 corpus weight
- lolz
lolz
46,927 corpus weight
- Longford
Longford
46,925 corpus weight
- looper
looper
46,924 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lolz” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “lolz” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lolz is uncommon English at frequency #53,074 among 2,297 “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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lolz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1999:"you mean "C"hina??? lolz!!!" — http://groups-beta.google.com/group/talk.politics.tibet/msg/74bdbd4eb17f4b22
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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