Lom
"lom" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lom” is uncommon English (frequency #66,806 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,806
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom, with origins in India, who reside in Transcaucasia; Caucasian Gypsies.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lom · Lom · English
Lom · rank #66,806 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,806
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH loess
Nearest frequency peer: loess (-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 “Lom”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- lensing
lensing
33,200 corpus weight
- loess
loess
33,196 corpus weight
- Lom
Lom
33,195 corpus weight
- loudmouth
loudmouth
33,193 corpus weight
- lunt
lunt
33,190 corpus weight
- magnesia
magnesia
33,187 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lom” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lom |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #66,806 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Lom” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Lom is uncommon English at frequency #66,806 among 2,297 “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
- 1A 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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).