lampoon
/læmˈpuːn/
"lampoon" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lampoon” is an uncommon English word, ranked #64,487 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #64,487
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lampoon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /læmˈpuːn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,487 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lampoon” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for lampoon is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /læmˈpuːn/. Corpus data places it at rank #64,487 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.".
lampoon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink — a popular refrain for scurrilous songs”), from lamper (“to quaff, to swig”). : Littré quotes a satirical song mocking King Jacques II Stuart, fleeing Dublin, in 1691,… The correct English form is lampoon, spelled L-A-M-P-O-O-N.
Definition
- 1A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
Etymology
From French lampon (“satire, mockery, ridicule”), built on French lampons (“let us drink — a popular refrain for scurrilous songs”), from lamper (“to quaff, to swig”). : Littré quotes a satirical song mocking King Jacques II Stuart, fleeing Dublin, in 1691, and returning to France under the escort of Lauzun: :: Prenez soin de ma couronne, J'aurai soin de ma personne ; ("Take care of my crown, I will take care of my person") Lampons ! lampons !
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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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- The one correct English spelling is L-A-M-P-O-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.