lourd

\luʁ\

/\luʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“lourd” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,681
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pesant, dont le poids est élevé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lourd · lourd · French

lourd · rank #2,681 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,681
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH mener

Nearest frequency peer: mener (+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 « lourd »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lourd » 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).

lourd vs lund
60% similar
lourd vs lure
60% similar
lourd vs louve
60% similar

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

Key facts for lourd
PropertyValue
Headwordlourd
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\luʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,681
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lourd »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lourdse 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 « mener » (#2,682), « Harry » (#2,679), « micro » (#2,683). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lourd » est au #2,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lourd (IPA \luʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,681 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lourd, with forms such as "llourd", "lorud", and "loudr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lund", "lure", "louve", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 lourd, spelled L-O-U-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pesant, dont le poids est élevé.
  2. 2
    Qui nécessite d’importants moyens.
  3. 3
    Qui occasionne beaucoup de dépenses ou de durs sacrifices d’argent.
  4. 4
    Qui est difficile et rude à faire.
  5. 5
    Qui manque d'aisance dans ses mouvements.
  6. 6
    Qui est endolori et pénible à supporter, en parlant d’une partie du corps.
  7. 7
    Capiteux.
  8. 8
    Qualifie un aliment difficile à digérer.
  9. 9
    Pesant, difficile à supporter, en parlant du comportement d’une personne.
  10. 10
    Pesant, étouffant, menaçant, en parlant du temps, de l’atmosphère.
  11. 11
    Ellipse de franc lourd.
  12. 12
    Quelqu’un ou quelque chose de particulièrement important.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En 2000, je suis allé au Kosovo et j'ai revêtu une de ces cuirasses des démineurs. C'est lourd, ça pèse trente-cinq kilos.
  2. Ce processus est lourd.

Synonyms

pesantorageux

Antonyms

léger

This word in other languages

heavy(English)pesado(Español)schwer(Deutsch)oneroso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llourd
  • lorud
  • loudr
  • lourdd
  • lourrd
  • luord
  • olurd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

llourd1lorud2loudr2lourdd1lourrd1luord2olurd2
Edit distance from "lourd"

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 "lourd"?
"lourd" is spelled L-O-U-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \luʁ\.
What does "lourd" mean?
As an adjective, "lourd" means: Pesant, dont le poids est élevé.
What words are commonly confused with "lourd"?
"lourd" is commonly confused with "lund", "lure", "louve". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lourd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lourd" is \luʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lourd" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mener#2,682Harry#2,679micro#2,683poche#2,689

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

réelle7 variantsclés7 variantscivil7 variantsvallée7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list