loli

\lɔ.li\

/\lɔ.li\/ noun

The verdict

“loli” is uncommon French (frequency #87,810 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,810
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Représentation d’une jeune fille ou fillette ou d’un personnage en ayant l’apparence, généralement dans les productions artistiques originaires du Japon.

Key facts for loli
PropertyValue
Headwordloli
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ.li\
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “loli” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). loli lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loli is uncommon French at frequency #87,810 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɔ.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Représentation d’une jeune fille ou fillette ou d’un personnage en ayant l’apparence, généralement dans les productions artistiques originaires du Japon.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for loli in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 loli, spelled L-O-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Représentation d’une jeune fille ou fillette ou d’un personnage en ayant l’apparence, généralement dans les productions artistiques originaires du Japon.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "loli"?
"loli" is spelled L-O-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.li\.
What does "loli" mean?
As a noun, "loli" means: Représentation d’une jeune fille ou fillette ou d’un personnage en ayant l’apparence, généralement dans les productions artistiques originaires du Japon.
How do you pronounce "loli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loli" is \lɔ.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loli" come from?
"loli" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “loli”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-O-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lɔ.li\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list