loupe

/\lup\/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,806

in French word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

loupe is aFrenchnoun. It means: Verre convexe des deux côtés qui grossit les objets à la vue. Pronounced \lup\. Often confused with lue and lune.

Key facts for loupe
PropertyValue
Headwordloupe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lup\
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,806
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of loupe in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for loupe is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lup\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,806 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for loupe, with forms such as "lloupe", "lopue", and "louep". 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, "lue", "lune", "love", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is loupe, spelled L-O-U-P-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verre convexe des deux côtés qui grossit les objets à la vue.
  2. 2
    Tumeur enkystée qui vient sous la peau, qui s’élève en rond et augmente quelquefois jusqu’à une extrême grosseur.
  3. 3
    Excroissance ligneuse qui se développe sur le tronc ou sur les branches de certains arbres.
  4. 4
    Pierre précieuse d’une transparence imparfaite.
  5. 5
    Masse de matière nacrée restée informe dans la coquille d’une huître perlière.
  6. 6
    Produit issu d'une fonte imparfaite qui contient des scories.
  7. 7
    Goût de la flânerie ou même de la fainéantise.
  8. 8
    Moyen de faire ressortir, de rendre plus visible.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lloupe,lopue,louep,louppe,luope,olupe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for loupe

Misspelling Variants of "loupe"

lloupe6lopue5louep5louppe6luope5olupe5
Misspelling Variants of "loupe"

Frequency rank: #12,806 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "loupe"?
"loupe" is spelled L-O-U-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lup\.
What does "loupe" mean?
As a noun, "loupe" means: Verre convexe des deux côtés qui grossit les objets à la vue.
What words are commonly confused with "loupe"?
"loupe" is commonly confused with "lue", "lune", "love". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "loupe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loupe" is \lup\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loupe" come from?
"loupe" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.