lone

\ləʊn\

/\ləʊn\/ adj

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The verdict

“lone” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,871
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seul ; sans compagnons.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lone · lone · French

lone · rank #41,871 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,871
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH libellule

Nearest frequency peer: libellule (-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 « lone »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lone » 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).

lone vs lot
50% similar
lone vs Los
25% similar
lone vs lou
50% similar

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

Key facts for lone
PropertyValue
Headwordlone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ləʊn\
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,871
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lone »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lonese 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 « libellule » (#41,870), « lorde » (#41,872), « lore » (#41,873). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lone » est au #41,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around lone (IPA \ləʊn\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,871 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for lone, with forms such as "llone", "lnoe", and "loen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lot", "Los", "lou", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lone, spelled L-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Seul ; sans compagnons.
  2. 2
    Isolé ; seul ; sans compagnie.
  3. 3
    Unique ; seul en son genre.
  4. 4
    Isolé ; sans voisins.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The Lone Ranger

Synonyms

only

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llone
  • lnoe
  • loen
  • lonne
  • olne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lone - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

llone1lnoe2loen2lonne1olne2
Edit distance from "lone"

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 "lone"?
"lone" is spelled L-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ləʊn\.
What does "lone" mean?
As an adjective, "lone" means: Seul ; sans compagnons.
What words are commonly confused with "lone"?
"lone" is commonly confused with "lot", "Los", "lou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lone" is \ləʊn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lone" come from?
"lone" 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 "lone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lore#41,873lais#41,862lace#41,860Mado#41,882

Similar misspelling depth

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

grau5 variantsouille5 variantscoït5 variantssoap5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list