Lordy
"lordy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lordy” is uncommon English (frequency #51,830 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,830
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expressing mild emotion, such as exasperation or frustration.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lordy · Lordy · English
Lordy · rank #51,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,830
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lorelei
Nearest frequency peer: lorelei (+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 “Lordy”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- liquidator
liquidator
48,175 corpus weight
- Lithgow
Lithgow
48,174 corpus weight
- logarithm
logarithm
48,173 corpus weight
- Lordy
Lordy
48,171 corpus weight
- lorelei
lorelei
48,170 corpus weight
- Louth
Louth
48,169 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lordy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lordy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #51,830 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Lordy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Lordy is uncommon English at frequency #51,830 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Lordy in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Lord + -y. Nineteenth century, originally U.S. The correct English form is Lordy, spelled L-O-R-D-Y.
Definition
- 1Expressing mild emotion, such as exasperation or frustration.
- 2Expressing strong emotion, such as amazement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lordy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lordy! Where's he off to now?
Aunt Betty graciously permitted this. She always did; but if the forgetful old man wandered for a moment away from his theme she brought him back with a surreptitious: “Lordy! yo' ole head done filled wid me yit."
Etymology
From Lord + -y. Nineteenth century, originally U.S.
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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