Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lou

/luː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: lou
IPA: /luː/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A unisex given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Nickname for St. Louis: a major city in Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A Southeast Admiralty Islands language spoken on Lou Island of Manus Province, Papua New Guinea.

name

The Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.

Example Sentences

"Or it’s the man who has listened to Lou Dobbs ranting about people crossing the borders or who has heard some incredibly nasty sermon about homosexuals and thinks to himself, “My race, my people, my tribe are under assault, and the brave young men of the tribe have to protect it.”"

Etymology

Shortening.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lous (plural)

Derived Forms

Loulou Lulu Marilou

Phrases

Lou Reed Mary Lou Mary-Lou

Frequently Paired Words

Louey Louie Louis Louisa Louise Lew Lu

Homonyms

loo lu lew lieu (yod-dropping) looe

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce lou?: The recorded pronunciation is /luː/.
What does lou mean?: A unisex given name.
Where does lou come from?: Shortening.

How to pronounce lou

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