Lourdes
[ˈluɾð̞es]
The verdict
“Lourdes” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,281 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #13,281
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lourdes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈluɾð̞es] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,281 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lourdes” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Lourdes is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈluɾð̞es]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,281 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lourdes, with forms such as "llourdes", "lorudes", and "loudres". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "lores", "logres", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Lourdes, spelled L-O-U-R-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de mujer.
- 2Ciudad del sur de Francia, en el departamento de Altos Pirineos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: llourdes,lorudes,loudres,lourddes,lourdess,lourdse,loureds,lourrdes,luordes,olurdes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lourdes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Lourdes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-O-U-R-D-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈluɾð̞es] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lores” - see the side-by-side comparison. Lourdes vs lores
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.