Lothrop

name

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"lothrop" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Lothrop” is uncommon English (frequency #95,090 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,090
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lothrop · Lothrop · English

Lothrop · rank #95,090 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,090
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lorn

Nearest frequency peer: lorn (-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 “Lothrop”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lothrop” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lothrop
PropertyValue
HeadwordLothrop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Lothrop” in English

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).Lothropfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “lorn” (#95,089), “longhand” (#95,088), “lynchpin” (#95,093). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Lothrop” is #95,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lothrop is uncommon English at frequency #95,090 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Lothrop doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Metathesized variant of Lowthorpe. The correct English form is Lothrop, spelled L-O-T-H-R-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A placename, from the surname:
  3. 3
    A placename, from the surname:

Etymology

Metathesized variant of Lowthorpe.

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 "Lothrop"?
"Lothrop" is spelled L-O-T-H-R-O-P.
What does "Lothrop" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lothrop" means: A surname.
What is the origin of the word "Lothrop"?
Metathesized variant of Lowthorpe. 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 "Lothrop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list