lourde

\luʁd\

/\luʁd\/ noun

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The verdict

“lourde” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,775
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lourde · lourde · French

lourde · rank #4,775 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,775
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Louise

Nearest frequency peer: Louise (-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 « lourde »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lourde » 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).

lourde vs lure
67% similar
lourde vs louve
67% similar
lourde vs lourds
83% similar

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

Key facts for lourde
PropertyValue
Headwordlourde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\luʁd\
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,775
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lourde »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Louise » (#4,774), « Jérusalem » (#4,773), « législation » (#4,777). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lourde » est au #4,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lourde (IPA \luʁd\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,775 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lourde, with forms such as "llourde", "lorude", and "loudre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lure", "louve", "lourds", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lourde, spelled L-O-U-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porte.
  2. 2
    Vertige, tournis.
  3. 3
    Ivresse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’men vas la boucler, moi, la lourde ! C’te putain de lourde !
  2. Elle traversa la pièce pour aller coller une oreille contre la lourde.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llourde
  • lorude
  • loudre
  • lourdde
  • loured
  • lourrde
  • luorde
  • olurde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lourde - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

llourde1lorude2loudre2lourdde1loured2lourrde1luorde2olurde2
Edit distance from "lourde"

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 "lourde"?
"lourde" is spelled L-O-U-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \luʁd\.
What does "lourde" mean?
As a noun, "lourde" means: Porte.
What words are commonly confused with "lourde"?
"lourde" is commonly confused with "lure", "louve", "lourds". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lourde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lourde" is \luʁd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lourde" come from?
"lourde" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Louise#4,774grandi#4,764gestes#4,763placée#4,787

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

flash8 variantsprofs8 variantsFigaro8 variantsdoutes8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list