lote
/ləʊt/noun
lote is spelled L-O-T-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lote means “A large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lote is lotes.
How many letters and syllables are in lote?
| Letters | 4: L-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lote?
Lote appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lote?
- /ləʊt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-lote.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lote?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lote.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tole.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lote
- lotes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- loting participle, present
- loted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large tree, of species Celtis australis (European nettle tree), found in the south of Europe, with a hard wood and cherry-like fruit.
noun
- 1
Initialism of language(s) other than English.
verb
- 1
archaicTo lurk; lie hidden
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lote come from?
From Latin lotus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós, “lotus”). Doublet of lotus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).