louche
/luʃ/adjective, noun, verb
louche is spelled L-O-U-C-H-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, louche means “Of questionable taste or morality; decadent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in louche?
| Letters | 6: L-O-U-C-H-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 louche?
Louche appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 louche?
- UK /luːʃ/
- US /luʃ/
Louche has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-louche.opus, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with louche?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as louche from its last stressed vowel (/uʃ/):
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 louche
- loucher comparative
- louchest superlative
- louches present, singular, he/she/it
- louching participle, present
- louched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does louche mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of questionable taste or morality; decadent.
- 2
Not reputable or decent.
- 3
Unconventional and slightly disreputable in an attractive manner; raffish, rakish.
noun
- 1
A dubious or disreputable person or thing
verb
- 1
To make (an alcoholic beverage, e.g. absinthe or ouzo) cloudy by mixing it with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the ouzo effect.
Certain anise-flavored drinks have developed a mystique based on the exotic appearance of louching.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does louche come from?
Borrowed from French louche.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).