langue
/ˈlɑŋ(ɡ)/
"langue" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“langue” is uncommon English (frequency #67,579 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,579
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | langue |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɑŋ(ɡ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #67,579 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “langue” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
langue is uncommon English at frequency #67,579 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɑŋ(ɡ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.".
langue doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French langue. Doublet of lingua and tongue. The correct English form is langue, spelled L-A-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.
Etymology
Borrowed from French langue. Doublet of lingua and tongue.
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 “langue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-N-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlɑŋ(ɡ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.