loulous

\lu.lu\

/\lu.lu\/ noun

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The verdict

“loulous” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,402
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de loulou (chien).

Corpus desk

Index FR-loulous · loulous · French

loulous · rank #38,402 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,402
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH loop

Nearest frequency peer: loop (-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 « loulous »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « loulous » 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).

loulous vs loulou
86% similar

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

Key facts for loulous
PropertyValue
Headwordloulous
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lu.lu\
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,402
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « loulous »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).loulousse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « loop » (#38,401), « lower » (#38,403), « logent » (#38,400). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « loulous » est au #38,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around loulous (IPA \lu.lu\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,402 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de loulou (chien).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for loulous, with forms such as "lloulous", "loluous", and "loullous". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "loulou", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 loulous, spelled L-O-U-L-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de loulou (chien).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Solange éclata de rire en imaginant les curieux spécimens qu’on devait rencontrer dans les rues de New York : loulous roses comme des saucisses, saint-bernard efflanqués, bâtards méconnaissables, pelés comme des cous d’autruche, griffons dégriffonnés !

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lloulous
  • loluous
  • loullous
  • loulosu
  • loulouss
  • louluos
  • louolus
  • luolous
  • olulous

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lloulous1loluous2loullous1loulosu2loulouss1louluos2louolus2luolous2
Edit distance from "loulous"

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 "loulous"?
"loulous" is spelled L-O-U-L-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lu.lu\.
What does "loulous" mean?
As a noun, "loulous" means: Pluriel de loulou (chien).
What words are commonly confused with "loulous"?
"loulous" is commonly confused with "loulou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "loulous"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loulous" is \lu.lu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loulous" come from?
"loulous" 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 "loulous", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lignage#38,397laverie#38,393meadows#38,420meubler#38,424

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

logent9 variantsMoritz9 variantsMégane9 variantsnagent9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list