Lom

noun

"lom" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Lom” is uncommon English (frequency #66,806 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,806
frequency rank, English
16,425
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom, with origins in India, who reside in Transcaucasia; Caucasian Gypsies.

Key facts for Lom
PropertyValue
HeadwordLom
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#66,806
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lom” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lom lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lom is uncommon English at frequency #66,806 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom, with origins in India, who reside in Transcaucasia; Caucasian Gypsies.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lom, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Related to Rom and Dôm. The correct English form is Lom, spelled L-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom, with origins in India, who reside in Transcaucasia; Caucasian Gypsies.

Etymology

Related to Rom and Dôm.

Synonyms

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 "Lom"?
"Lom" is spelled L-O-M.
What does "Lom" mean?
As a noun, "Lom" means: A nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom, with origins in India, who reside in Transcaucasia; Caucasian Gypsies.
What is the origin of the word "Lom"?
Related to Rom and Dôm. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Lom”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-O-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list