lordosis
"lordosis" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lordosis” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An excessive backwards curvature of the spine, causing in normal human physiology a hollow in the back (lumbar lordosis, hollow back, saddle back) or the neck (cervical lordosis).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lordosis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lordosis” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for lordosis is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lordosis, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek λορδός (lordós, “bent backward”) + -osis. The correct English form is lordosis, spelled L-O-R-D-O-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1An excessive backwards curvature of the spine, causing in normal human physiology a hollow in the back (lumbar lordosis, hollow back, saddle back) or the neck (cervical lordosis).
- 2A body posture of some female mammals, indicating receptivity to copulation. It involves lowering of the forelimbs but with the rear limbs extended and hips raised, ventral arching of the spine and a raising, or sideward displacement, of the tail.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λορδός (lordós, “bent backward”) + -osis.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lordosis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-O-R-D-O-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.