lotta

\lɔ.ta\

/\lɔ.ta\/ noun

The verdict

“lotta” is uncommon French (frequency #70,802 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,802
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engagée volontaire comme auxiliaire dans les forces armées finlandaises, membre de l’organisation Lotta Svärd (créée en 1918).

Corpus desk

Index FR-lotta · lotta · French

lotta · rank #70,802 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,802
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lolilol

Nearest frequency peer: lolilol (-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 « lotta »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « lotta » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lotta
PropertyValue
Headwordlotta
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ.ta\
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lotta » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lottatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « lolilol » (#70,801), « Lucca » (#70,803), « logeuse » (#70,800). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lotta » est au #70,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lotta is uncommon French at frequency #70,802 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɔ.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Engagée volontaire comme auxiliaire dans les forces armées finlandaises, membre de l’organisation Lotta Svärd (créée en 1918).".

Zero misspellings are on record for lotta in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lotta, spelled L-O-T-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Engagée volontaire comme auxiliaire dans les forces armées finlandaises, membre de l’organisation Lotta Svärd (créée en 1918).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans les tours de guet, au-dessus des toits, les lottas, pendant les bombardements, tirent à la mitrailleuse sur les avions incendiaires. Elles ont déjà un beau palmarès à leur actif. Un petit peuple, mais un peuple de géants !
  2. Leena Aalto faisait le malheur de ses parents. Ils n’avaient pourtant pas grand-chose à lui reprocher, si ce n’était d’être une Lotta.

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 "lotta"?
"lotta" is spelled L-O-T-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.ta\.
What does "lotta" mean?
As a noun, "lotta" means: Engagée volontaire comme auxiliaire dans les forces armées finlandaises, membre de l’organisation Lotta Svärd (créée en 1918).
How do you pronounce "lotta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lotta" is \lɔ.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lotta" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list