lorsque
[lɔʁsk]
The verdict
“lorsque” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuando.
Corpus desk
Index ES-lorsque · lorsque · Spanish
lorsque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lorsque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | [lɔʁsk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lorsque” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lorsque is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed [lɔʁsk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cuando.".
No misspelling variants are generated for lorsque in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lorsque, spelled L-O-R-S-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Cuando.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lorsque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lorsque j’étais jeune, mon meilleur ami était mon chat.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.