lobos

\lˈo.buʃ\

/\lˈo.buʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“lobos” is uncommon French (frequency #63,889 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,889
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de lobo.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lobos · lobos · French

lobos · rank #63,889 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,889
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lingala

Nearest frequency peer: lingala (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « lobos »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « lobos » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lobos
PropertyValue
Headwordlobos
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lˈo.buʃ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lobos » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lobostombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « lingala » (#63,888), « locateur » (#63,890), « limbo » (#63,887). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lobos » est au #63,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lobos is uncommon French at frequency #63,889 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lˈo.buʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de lobo.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for lobos in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lobos, spelled L-O-B-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lobo.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lobos"?
"lobos" is spelled L-O-B-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lˈo.buʃ\.
What does "lobos" mean?
As a noun, "lobos" means: Pluriel de lobo.
How do you pronounce "lobos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lobos" is \lˈo.buʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lobos" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list