lorette
noun
lorette is spelled L-O-R-E-T-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Lorette, the name). As a noun, lorette means “A woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lorette is lorettes.
How many letters and syllables are in lorette?
| Letters | 7: L-O-R-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lorette?
Lorette appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Lorette, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lorette?
Lorette has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lorette
- lorettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lorette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lorette come from?
From French lorette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).