loyer

\lwa.je\

/\lwa.je\/ noun

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The verdict

“loyer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,262
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prix de la location d’une maison ou d’un appartement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-loyer · loyer · French

loyer · rank #5,262 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,262
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH life

Nearest frequency peer: life (-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 « loyer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « loyer » 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).

loyer vs loyers
83% similar
loyer vs Lozère
33% similar
loyer vs ler
60% similar

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

Key facts for loyer
PropertyValue
Headwordloyer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lwa.je\
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,262
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « loyer »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « life » (#5,261), « mobilité » (#5,263), « librairie » (#5,260). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « loyer » est au #5,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around loyer (IPA \lwa.je\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,262 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for loyer, with forms such as "lloyer", "loeyr", and "loyerr". 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, "loyers", "Lozère", "ler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is loyer, spelled L-O-Y-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prix de la location d’une maison ou d’un appartement.
  2. 2
    Prix qu’on paie ou qu’on reçoit pour le bail d’une ferme ; fermage.
  3. 3
    Salaire, ce qui est dû à un serviteur, à un ouvrier pour ses services, pour son travail.
  4. 4
    Récompense.
  5. 5
    Logement locatif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Voilà bien ma maison, elle est bien à moi, j’en paie les impositions et j’ai un locataire qui ne paie pas son loyer, on a beau dire mais on est bien malheureux d’être propriétaire.
  2. Les bonnes actions trouvent leur loyer dans l’estime publique.

Synonyms

fermageloyage

This word in other languages

rent(English)renta(Español)Miete(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lloyer
  • loeyr
  • loyerr
  • loyre
  • loyyer
  • lyoer
  • olyer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of loyer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lloyer1loeyr2loyerr1loyre2loyyer1lyoer2olyer2
Edit distance from "loyer"

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 "loyer"?
"loyer" is spelled L-O-Y-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \lwa.je\.
What does "loyer" mean?
As a noun, "loyer" means: Prix de la location d’une maison ou d’un appartement.
What words are commonly confused with "loyer"?
"loyer" is commonly confused with "loyers", "Lozère", "ler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "loyer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loyer" is \lwa.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loyer" come from?
"loyer" 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 "loyer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

neuve#5,265peint#5,272fière#5,247fixer#5,246

Similar misspelling depth

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

Grille7 variantspoème7 variantspuits7 variantsdettes7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list