Lambert
/ˈlæmbɚt/
"lambert" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lambert” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #10,718 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #10,718
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lambert |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈlæmbɚt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,718 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lambert” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Lambert is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlæmbɚt/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,718 in overall English 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 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lambert, with forms such as "almbert", "labmert", and "lambbert". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "lumber", "lament", "Lambeth", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Lambert, from Old French Lambert, a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans, from Proto-West Germanic *Landaberht, from *land (“land”) + *berht (“bright”). Cognate with Old English Landbeorht, Old High … The correct English form is Lambert, spelled L-A-M-B-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1A male given name from the Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
- 2A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 3A number of places in the United States:
- 4A number of places in the United States:
- 5A number of places in the United States:
- 6A number of places in the United States:
- 7A number of places in the United States:
- 8A crater in Moon; A lunar impact crater.
Etymology
From Middle English Lambert, from Old French Lambert, a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans, from Proto-West Germanic *Landaberht, from *land (“land”) + *berht (“bright”). Cognate with Old English Landbeorht, Old High German Lantberht, Dutch Lambrecht.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: almbert,labmert,lambbert,lamberrt,lambertt,lambetr,lambret,lamebrt,lammbert,llambert,lmabert
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lambert - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Lambert”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-M-B-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlæmbɚt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “lumber” - see the side-by-side comparison. Lambert vs lumber
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.