lolita

\lɔ.li.ta\

/\lɔ.li.ta\/ noun

The verdict

“lolita” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,239. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,239
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeune ou très jeune fille qui plait de par son extrême jeunesse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lolita · lolita · French

lolita · rank #28,239 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,239
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH libérant

Nearest frequency peer: libérant (-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 « lolita »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lolita » 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).

lolita vs Louisa
50% similar
lolita vs lola
67% similar
lolita vs lilith
67% similar

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

Key facts for lolita
PropertyValue
Headwordlolita
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ.li.ta\
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,239
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lolita »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « libérant » (#28,238), « loser » (#28,240), « libèrent » (#28,237). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lolita » est au #28,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lolita (IPA \lɔ.li.ta\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,239 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lolita, with forms such as "lloita", "llolita", and "loilta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Louisa", "lola", "lilith", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lolita, spelled L-O-L-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeune ou très jeune fille qui plait de par son extrême jeunesse.
  2. 2
    Représentation d’une jeune fille ou fillette ou d’un personnage en ayant l’apparence, généralement dans les productions artistiques originaires du Japon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À vingt, à Paris où elle était montée faire son droit, elle était une merveille, une Lolita pimpante et sardonique.
  2. Je rejoignais bon dernier les Lolitas en train de faire bronzette : pendant plus d'une heure et demi, j'avais essayé de faire se lever Axelle, jeune fille de 14 ans placée au Foyer depuis la mi-janvier et dont j'étais l’Éducateur.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lloita
  • llolita
  • loilta
  • loliat
  • lolitta
  • lollita
  • loltia
  • ollita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lloita2llolita1loilta2loliat2lolitta1lollita1loltia2ollita2
Edit distance from "lolita"

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 "lolita"?
"lolita" is spelled L-O-L-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.li.ta\.
What does "lolita" mean?
As a noun, "lolita" means: Jeune ou très jeune fille qui plait de par son extrême jeunesse.
What words are commonly confused with "lolita"?
"lolita" is commonly confused with "Louisa", "lola", "lilith". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lolita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lolita" is \lɔ.li.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lolita" come from?
"lolita" 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 "lolita", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list