loch
French, noun/lɔk/
loch is spelled L-O-C-H (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Loch is a French masculine noun meaning “chip log, log” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plan d’eau, lac, fjord, estuaire, baie ou crique en Écosse ou en Irlande”.
What does loch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechip log, log
noun
- 1
masculineloch
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plan d’eau, lac, fjord, estuaire, baie ou crique en Écosse ou en Irlande.
noun: 1. Appareil qu’on immerge dans la mer pour mesurer la vitesse d’un navire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of loch
- lochs plural
- Irlande du Nord
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce loch?
- /lɔk/
- \lɔk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to loch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is loch in French?
loch appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).