Lodz

\wutʃ\

/\wutʃ\/ name

The verdict

“Lodz” is uncommon French (frequency #67,670 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,670
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lodz · Lodz · French

Lodz · rank #67,670 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,670
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lisier

Nearest frequency peer: lisier (-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 « Lodz »

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 « Lodz » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lodz
PropertyValue
HeadwordLodz
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\wutʃ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#67,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Lodz » en français

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « lisier » (#67,669), « linea » (#67,668), « Limburg » (#67,667). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lodz » est au #67,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lodz is uncommon French at frequency #67,670 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \wutʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Lodz in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 French form is Lodz, spelled L-O-D-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville de Pologne.
  2. 2
    Voïvodie de Pologne dont cette ville est la capitale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lodz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce projet qu’il caressait exigeait de passer cinq ans à l’école de Lodz, institution d’État créée en 1948 en Pologne pour relancer cet art que la guerre avait réduit à l’état de cendres.
  2. – On s'arrêtera chez mes parents à Lodz. Je voudrais présenter les filles à ma famille, annonce Emma à son mari.

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 "Lodz"?
"Lodz" is spelled L-O-D-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \wutʃ\.
What does "Lodz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lodz" means: Ville de Pologne.
How do you pronounce "Lodz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lodz" is \wutʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lodz" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list