lob
[ˈloβ̞]
The verdict
“lob” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,426 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,426
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En tenis, golpe que imprime a la pelota una trayectoria en arco por encima del contrincante, obligándolo a retrasarse hacia la línea de fondo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lob · lob · Spanish
lob · rank #95,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,426
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH losers
Nearest frequency peer: losers (+2 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “lob”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- limpiemos
limpiemos
4,582 corpus weight
- Lisette
Lisette
4,579 corpus weight
- llaméis
llaméis
4,578 corpus weight
- lob
lob
4,575 corpus weight
- losers
losers
4,573 corpus weight
- loup
loup
4,572 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “lob” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lob |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈloβ̞] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #95,426 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lob” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lob is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,426 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈloβ̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En tenis, golpe que imprime a la pelota una trayectoria en arco por encima del contrincante, obligándolo a retrasarse hacia la línea de fondo.".
lob has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lob, spelled L-O-B.
Definition
- 1En tenis, golpe que imprime a la pelota una trayectoria en arco por encima del contrincante, obligándolo a retrasarse hacia la línea de fondo.
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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