loophole
/ˈluːphəʊl/
"loophole" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“loophole” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,264. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,264
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | loophole |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈluːphəʊl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “loophole” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around loophole (IPA /ˈluːphəʊl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,264 among 16,425 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for loophole, with forms such as "lloophole", "loohpole", and "loophhole". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English loupe (“opening in a wall”) + hole, from a Germanic source. By surface analysis, loop + hole. Compare Medieval Latin loupa, lobia and Middle Dutch lupen (“to watch”). The correct English form is loophole, spelled L-O-O-P-H-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light.
- 2A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.
Etymology
From Middle English loupe (“opening in a wall”) + hole, from a Germanic source. By surface analysis, loop + hole. Compare Medieval Latin loupa, lobia and Middle Dutch lupen (“to watch”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lloophole
- loohpole
- loophhole
- loophloe
- loophoel
- loopholle
- loopohle
- loopphole
- lophole
- lopohole
- olophole
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of loophole - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “loophole”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-O-O-P-H-O-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈluːphəʊl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.