lors

\lɔʁ\

/\lɔʁ\/ adv

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The verdict

“lors” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#222
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce temps-là. S’emploie seulement en composition dans les locutions suivantes :

Corpus desk

Index FR-lors · lors · French

lors · rank #222 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #222
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lieu

Nearest frequency peer: lieu (-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 « lors »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lors » 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).

lors vs LR
0% similar
lors vs LS
0% similar
lors vs lot
50% similar

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

Key facts for lors
PropertyValue
Headwordlors
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\lɔʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#222
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lors »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lorsse 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 « lieu » (#221), « vrai » (#223), « droit » (#224). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lors » est au #222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around lors (IPA \lɔʁ\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #222 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for lors, with forms such as "llors", "lorrs", and "lorss". 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, "LR", "LS", "lot", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lors, spelled L-O-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce temps-là. S’emploie seulement en composition dans les locutions suivantes :
  2. 2
    Quand, au moment où, utilisé dans la locution « lors que » qui a donné lorsque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. lors de, lors des, lors du
  2. lors même que

This word in other languages

then(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llors
  • lorrs
  • lorss
  • losr
  • lros
  • olrs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lors - 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.

llors1lorrs1lorss1losr2lros2olrs2
Edit distance from "lors"

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 "lors"?
"lors" is spelled L-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔʁ\.
What does "lors" mean?
As an adverb, "lors" means: Ce temps-là. S’emploie seulement en composition dans les locutions suivantes :
What words are commonly confused with "lors"?
"lors" is commonly confused with "LR", "LS", "lot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lors"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lors" is \lɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lors" come from?
"lors" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lieu#221vrai#223vais#219coup#226

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

prix6 variantstant6 variantsavais6 variantscelui6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list