Langevin
/ˈlæ.ŋə.vɪn/
"langevin" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Langevin” is uncommon English (frequency #80,608 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,608
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from French.
Corpus desk
Index EN-langevin · Langevin · English
Langevin · rank #80,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,608
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Latoya
Nearest frequency peer: Latoya (+2 rank slots)
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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.
Long-tail ranks near “Langevin”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Kur
Kur
19,400 corpus weight
- laffer
laffer
19,399 corpus weight
- lagan
lagan
19,398 corpus weight
- Lalita
Lalita
19,397 corpus weight
- Langevin
Langevin
19,393 corpus weight
- Latoya
Latoya
19,391 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Langevin” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Langevin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈlæ.ŋə.vɪn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #80,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Langevin” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Langevin is uncommon English at frequency #80,608 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈlæ.ŋə.vɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from French.".
Langevin has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French Langevin. The correct English form is Langevin, spelled L-A-N-G-E-V-I-N.
Definition
- 1A surname from French.
Etymology
From French Langevin.
This word in other languages
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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