Lorraine

/ləˈɹeɪn/

//ləˈɹeɪn// name

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"lorraine" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Lorraine” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,857
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lorraine · Lorraine · English

Lorraine · rank #15,857 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,857
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH looting

Nearest frequency peer: looting (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Lorraine”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Lorraine” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lorraine
PropertyValue
HeadwordLorraine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ləˈɹeɪn/
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,857
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Lorraine”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Lorrainelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “looting” (#15,856), “Lyons” (#15,858), “liter” (#15,855). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Lorraine” is #15,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Lorraine (IPA /ləˈɹeɪn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,857 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lorraine, with forms such as "llorraine", "loraine", and "lorarine". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Lorraine, from Old French Loherraine, from Latin Lotharingia, Lothringia (ultimately named for Lothair II, who ruled it); compare Lotharingia, German Lothringen. The correct English form is Lorraine, spelled L-O-R-R-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.
  2. 2
    A female given name transferred from the place name, associated with Laura by folk etymology.
  3. 3
    A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Lorraine, from Old French Loherraine, from Latin Lotharingia, Lothringia (ultimately named for Lothair II, who ruled it); compare Lotharingia, German Lothringen.

Synonyms

Lothringia

This word in other languages

Lorena(Español)Lorraine(Français)Lothringen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llorraine
  • loraine
  • lorarine
  • lorraien
  • lorrainne
  • lorranie
  • lorriane
  • lroraine
  • olrraine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lorraine - 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.

llorraine1loraine1lorarine2lorraien2lorrainne1lorranie2lorriane2lroraine2
Edit distance from "Lorraine"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lorraine"?
"Lorraine" is spelled L-O-R-R-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ləˈɹeɪn/.
What does "Lorraine" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lorraine" means: A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.
What are common misspellings of "Lorraine"?
Common misspellings include "llorraine", "loraine", "lorarine", "lorraien", "lorrainne". The correct spelling is "Lorraine".
How do you pronounce "Lorraine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lorraine" is /ləˈɹeɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Lorraine"?
Borrowed from French Lorraine, from Old French Loherraine, from Latin Lotharingia, Lothringia (ultimately named for Lothair II, who ruled it); compare Lotharingia, German Lothringen. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lorraine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list