# le

> English word · Article · IPA /lə/ · frequency rank #3,005

## Definitions
1. the

## Etymology
Borrowed from French le (“the”). Popularized especially by the expression le sigh.

## Easily confused with
- **li** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-li)
- **Lt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lt)
- **lo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lo)
- **LP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lp)
- **LN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-ln)
- **Ls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-ls)
- **lg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lg)
- **lu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lu)
- **LF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lf)
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lv)
- **LR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lr)
- **LM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lm)
- **LJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lj)
- **lx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lx)
- **LZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lz)
- **lot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lot)
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-let)
- **low** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-low)
- **LED** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-led)
- **lol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/le-vs-lol)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/le