Loïc

\lɔ.ik\

/\lɔ.ik\/ name

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The verdict

“Loïc” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,671. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,671
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-loic · Loïc · French

Loïc · rank #15,671 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,671
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH loyal

Nearest frequency peer: loyal (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Loïc »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Loïc » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Loïc vs lui
0% similar
Loïc vs lol
25% similar
Loïc vs lot
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Loïc
PropertyValue
HeadwordLoïc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lɔ.ik\
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,671
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Loïc »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Loïcse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « loyal » (#15,670), « légalisation » (#15,672), « macédoine » (#15,673). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Loïc » est au #15,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Loïc (IPA \lɔ.ik\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,671 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Loïc, with forms such as "lloïc", "locï", and "loïcc". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lui", "lol", "lot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Loïc, spelled L-O-Ï-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le constat de ces continuités entre l’intérieur et l’extérieur des murs, théorisées par Loïc Wacquant sous le terme de « continuum carcéral », a conduit à « décarcéraliser » l’approche de l’enfermement par les sciences sociales.
  2. Dans certains combats, ce n’est pas seulement une lutte chorégraphiée, détaille Loïc Quinet.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lloïc
  • locï
  • loïcc
  • lïoc
  • olïc

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Loïc - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lloïc1locï2loïcc1lïoc2olïc2
Edit distance from "Loïc"

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 "Loïc"?
"Loïc" is spelled L-O-Ï-C. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.ik\.
What does "Loïc" mean?
As a proper noun, "Loïc" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Loïc"?
"Loïc" is commonly confused with "lui", "lol", "lot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Loïc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Loïc" is \lɔ.ik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Loïc" come from?
"Loïc" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mile#15,682NDLR#15,693hunt#15,645orne#15,703

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

pige5 variantspoire5 variantssidi5 variantsburn5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list