# lingerie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɒndʒəɹi/ · frequency rank #14,352

## Definitions
1. Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
2. Linen goods collectively.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French lingerie (“linen closet”). The irregular pronunciation is a hyperforeignism; it may derive from the frequent shift of /ɛ̃/ (which is this word's first vowel in standard French) toward /ɑ̃/ or [æ̃] in European French, which also tends to be drifted towards /ɔ̃/.

## Easily confused with
- **lingering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingerie-vs-lingering)
- **linger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/linger-vs-lingerie)
- **lingered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingered-vs-lingerie)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilngerie`, `lignerie`, `linegrie`, `lingeire`, `lingerei`, `lingerrie`, `linggerie`, `lingreie`, `linngerie`, `llingerie`, `lnigerie`

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