lordose

\lɔʁ.doz\

/\lɔʁ.doz\/ noun

The verdict

“lordose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Courbure de la colonne vertébrale à convexité antérieure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lordose · lordose · French

lordose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for lordose
PropertyValue
Headwordlordose
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔʁ.doz\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lordose » en français

lordosereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lordose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɔʁ.doz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lordose, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lordose, spelled L-O-R-D-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Courbure de la colonne vertébrale à convexité antérieure.
  2. 2
    Position sexuelle réflexe chez les mammifères lors de la copulation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Chez l'adulte, le rachis présente quatre courbures alternantes, de la tête jusqu'au coccyx, dans le plan sagittal … : lordose, cyphose, lordose et cyphose.
  2. … 2 à 3 % seulement des mâles naïfs, que nous présentions à des congénères connus pour monter aussi vigoureusement des mâles que des femelles, leur répondaient en adoptant une posture de lordose.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lordose"?
"lordose" is spelled L-O-R-D-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔʁ.doz\.
What does "lordose" mean?
As a noun, "lordose" means: Courbure de la colonne vertébrale à convexité antérieure.
How do you pronounce "lordose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lordose" is \lɔʁ.doz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lordose" come from?
"lordose" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list