Ledoux

name

"ledoux" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ledoux” is uncommon English (frequency #76,938 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,938
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-ledoux · Ledoux · English

Ledoux · rank #76,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,938
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lede

Nearest frequency peer: lede (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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 “Ledoux”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Ledoux” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ledoux
PropertyValue
HeadwordLedoux
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,938
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Ledoux” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Ledouxfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “lede” (#76,937), “leftward” (#76,939), “Lawford” (#76,935). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Ledoux” is #76,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ledoux is uncommon English at frequency #76,938 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Ledoux in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Ledoux. The correct English form is Ledoux, spelled L-E-D-O-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from French.
  2. 2
    A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Ledoux.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ledoux"?
"Ledoux" is spelled L-E-D-O-U-X.
What does "Ledoux" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ledoux" means: A surname from French.
What is the origin of the word "Ledoux"?
Borrowed from French Ledoux. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ledoux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list