# lotion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈloʊʃən/ · frequency rank #16,066

## Definitions
1. A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
2. A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

## Etymology
From Middle English locion, borrowed from Latin lōtiō, lōtiōnem (“a washing”), from lavō (“to wash”); see lave. Doublet of lavation.

## Easily confused with
- **lotto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotion-vs-lotto)
- **Lovin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotion-vs-lovin)
- **Luton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotion-vs-luton)
- **Loudon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotion-vs-loudon)
- **Lytton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotion-vs-lytton)
- **lion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lion-vs-lotion)
- **loon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loon-vs-lotion)
- **loin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loin-vs-lotion)
- **Latin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-lotion)
- **login** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/login-vs-lotion)
- **London** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/london-vs-lotion)
- **legion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legion-vs-lotion)
- **lesion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesion-vs-lotion)
- **Lothian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lothian-vs-lotion)
- **location** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/location-vs-lotion)

## Common misspellings (9)
`llotion`, `loiton`, `losion`, `lotino`, `lotionn`, `lotoin`, `lottion`, `ltoion`, `oltion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lotion