lore

[ˈloɾe]

/[ˈloɾe]/ noun

The verdict

“lore” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #34,199) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#34,199
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raigambre (conjunto de antecedentes que dotan de identidad a un asunto).

Corpus desk

Index ES-lore · lore · Spanish

lore · rank #34,199 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,199
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lograrás

Nearest frequency peer: lograrás (-1 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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “lore”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “lore” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lore vs los
50% similar
lore vs low
50% similar
lore vs Lou
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lore
PropertyValue
Headwordlore
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈloɾe]
Letters4
Frequency rank#34,199
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “lore”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).lorecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “lograrás” (#34,198), “luchemos” (#34,200), “lograrán” (#34,197). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lore” va en #34,199. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for lore is neighbouring look-alikes ("los", "low", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈloɾe]. Frequency #34,199 among 2,069 “L” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for lore, with forms such as "llore", "lorre", and "lroe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "los", "low", "Lou", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lore, spelled L-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raigambre (conjunto de antecedentes que dotan de identidad a un asunto).
  2. 2
    Historia de la vida de un personaje que sirve como apoyo y trasfondo para el desenvolvimiento del resto de la trama.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llore
  • lorre
  • lroe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lore - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

llore1lorre1lroe2
Edit distance from "lore"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lore"?
"lore" is spelled L-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloɾe].
What does "lore" mean?
As a noun, "lore" means: Raigambre (conjunto de antecedentes que dotan de identidad a un asunto).
What words are commonly confused with "lore"?
"lore" is commonly confused with "los", "low", "Lou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lore" is [ˈloɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lore" come from?
"lore" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lore", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list