langue
/ˈlɑŋ(ɡ)/noun
langue is spelled L-A-N-G-U-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, langue means “Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in langue?
| Letters | 6: L-A-N-G-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is langue?
Langue appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce langue?
- UK /ˈlɒːŋ(ɡ)/
- UK /ˈlɒ̃ː(ɡ)/
- US /ˈlɑŋ(ɡ)/
Langue has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-long.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with langue?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as langue from its last stressed vowel (/ɑŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lagune.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does langue mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does langue come from?
Borrowed from French langue. Doublet of lingua and tongue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).