loche
\lɔʃ\
The verdict
“loche” is uncommon French (frequency #99,300 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,300
- frequency rank, French
- 128,088
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom donné à plusieurs espèces de petits poissons osseux d’eau douce de différentes familles, allongés, pourvus de 6 à 10 barbillons, entre autres de la famille des cobitidés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | loche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɔʃ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #99,300 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “loche” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
loche is uncommon French at frequency #99,300 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for loche, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is loche, spelled L-O-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Nom donné à plusieurs espèces de petits poissons osseux d’eau douce de différentes familles, allongés, pourvus de 6 à 10 barbillons, entre autres de la famille des cobitidés.
- 2Nom donné à plusieurs espèces de motelles (poissons apparentés à la morue).
- 3Nom donné à diverses espèces de poissons de la famille des mérous (serranidés).
- 4Nom vernaculaire donné à certaines grandes limaces.
- 5Personne considérée comme lente, paresseuse, sans courage.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “loche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lɔʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.