Lory
\lɔ.ʁi\
The verdict
“Lory” is uncommon French (frequency #72,505 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,505
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lory · Lory · French
Lory · rank #72,505 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,505
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH longiligne
Nearest frequency peer: longiligne (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Lory »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Lisandro
Lisandro
27,500 corpus weight
- logeur
logeur
27,499 corpus weight
- longiligne
longiligne
27,497 corpus weight
- Lory
Lory
27,496 corpus weight
- louaient
louaient
27,495 corpus weight
- Lublin
Lublin
27,492 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Lory » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lory |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \lɔ.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #72,505 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Lory » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Lory is uncommon French at frequency #72,505 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lɔ.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom féminin.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Lory in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Lory, spelled L-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Prénom féminin.
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 "Lory"?
What does "Lory" mean?
How do you pronounce "Lory"?
What language does "Lory" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lory", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).