losel
/ˈləʊzəl/
"losel" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“losel” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A worthless or despicable person, scoundrel.
Corpus desk
Index EN-losel · losel · English
losel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | losel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈləʊzəl/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “losel” in English
Rare enough to double-check
losel is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈləʊzəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A worthless or despicable person, scoundrel.".
losel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English losel (also lorel), from *losen, loren, past participle of lesen (“to lose”), equivalent to lose + -le. The correct English form is losel, spelled L-O-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1A worthless or despicable person, scoundrel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how losel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dowtles such losels Make the churche to be In smale auctoryte; […]
The whiles a losell wandring by the way, / One that to bountie neuer cast his mind, / Ne thought of honour euer did assay […].
Etymology
From Middle English losel (also lorel), from *losen, loren, past participle of lesen (“to lose”), equivalent to lose + -le.
Synonyms
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.