# lone

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ləʊn/ · frequency rank #8,168

## Definitions
1. Solitary; having no companion.
2. Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
3. Sole; being the only one of a type.
4. Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.
5. Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.
6. Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.
7. Not divided into multiple districts.

## Etymology
Shortened from alone.

## Easily confused with
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lot)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-low)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-los)
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lou)
- **loo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-loo)
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lyn)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lor)
- **lye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lye)
- **lop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lop)
- **lun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lun)
- **lox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lox)
- **loy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-loy)
- **love** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-love)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-long)
- **look** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-look)
- **lost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lost)
- **lord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lord)
- **lose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lose)
- **loss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-loss)
- **lots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lots)

## Common misspellings (4)
`llone`, `lnoe`, `lonne`, `olne`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lone