# lotus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈloʊtəs/ · frequency rank #12,633

## Definitions
1. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
2. A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.
3. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
4. A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).
5. A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).
6. A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).
7. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.
8. Ellipsis of lotus position.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin lōtus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós). Doublet of lote. First attested in the 1540s

## Easily confused with
- **Lou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotus-vs-lou)
- **loud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotus-vs-loud)
- **Louis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotus-vs-louis)
- **loves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotus-vs-loves)
- **lousy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotus-vs-lousy)
- **lupus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotus-vs-lupus)
- **louse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lotus-vs-louse)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lot-vs-lotus)
- **los** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/los-vs-lotus)
- **loss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loss-vs-lotus)
- **lots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lots-vs-lotus)
- **lets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lets-vs-lotus)
- **logs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/logs-vs-lotus)
- **Lois** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lois-vs-lotus)
- **Lott** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lott-vs-lotus)
- **loos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loos-vs-lotus)
- **looks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/looks-vs-lotus)
- **let's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/let-s-vs-lotus)
- **loans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loans-vs-lotus)
- **loads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loads-vs-lotus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`llotus`, `lotsu`, `lottus`, `lotuss`, `louts`, `ltous`, `oltus`

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