lore

/[ˈloɾe]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,199

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

3

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

lore is aSpanishnoun. It means: Raigambre (conjunto de antecedentes que dotan de identidad a un asunto). Pronounced [ˈloɾe]. Often confused with los and low.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lore in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for lore is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈloɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,199 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 3 documented wrong-spelling variants for lore, with forms such as "llore", "lorre", and "lroe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is lore, spelled L-O-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lore

Misspelling Variants of "lore"

llore5lorre5lroe4
Misspelling Variants of "lore"

Frequency rank: #34,199 in Spanish

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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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.