# lowercase

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈloʊ.ɚˌkeɪs/ · frequency rank #37,074

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of lower case.

## Etymology
From the noun phrase lower case, which itself consists of an adjective modifying a noun; when used as a noun adjunct then, to render its syntactical function clearer and simpler, it is written as a single word or with a hyphen as a sort of chunking.

## Common misspellings (13)
`llowercase`, `loewrcase`, `lowecrase`, `loweracse`, `lowercaes`, `lowercasse`, `lowerccase`, `lowercsae`, `lowerrcase`, `lowrecase`, `lowwercase`, `lwoercase`, `olwercase`

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