lorsque

\lɔʁsk\

/\lɔʁsk\/ conj

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The verdict

“lorsque” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #465. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#465
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quand, au moment où.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lorsque · lorsque · French

lorsque · rank #465 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #465
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH juin

Nearest frequency peer: juin (-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 « lorsque »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lorsque » 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).

lorsque vs lyrique
71% similar
lorsque vs loque
71% similar
lorsque vs logique
71% similar

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

Key facts for lorsque
PropertyValue
Headwordlorsque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\lɔʁsk\
Letters7
Frequency rank#465
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lorsque »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lorsquese 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 « juin » (#464), « mai » (#466), « peur » (#467). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lorsque » est au #465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lorsque (IPA \lɔʁsk\), aconjunction. Corpus frequency is #465 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lorsque, with forms such as "llorsque", "lorqsue", and "lorrsque". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "lyrique", "loque", "logique", 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lorsque, spelled L-O-R-S-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quand, au moment où.
  2. 2
    Après que

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’en jugerai lorsque je serai mieux informé.
  2. Lorsque arrive l'hiver, les baigneurs partent.

This word in other languages

when(English)cuando(Español)wenn(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llorsque
  • lorqsue
  • lorrsque
  • lorsqeu
  • lorsqque
  • lorssque
  • lorsuqe
  • losrque
  • lrosque
  • olrsque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

llorsque1lorqsue2lorrsque1lorsqeu2lorsqque1lorssque1lorsuqe2losrque2
Edit distance from "lorsque"

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 "lorsque"?
"lorsque" is spelled L-O-R-S-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔʁsk\.
What does "lorsque" mean?
As a conjunction, "lorsque" means: Quand, au moment où.
What words are commonly confused with "lorsque"?
"lorsque" is commonly confused with "lyrique", "loque", "logique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lorsque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lorsque" is \lɔʁsk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lorsque" come from?
"lorsque" 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 "lorsque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

importe#462chambre#460anglais#475membres#480

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

grands10 variantspresque10 variantsmarché10 variantsparfois10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list