Lancelot

/ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/

//ˈlæn.sə.lɒt// name

The verdict

“Lancelot” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,187 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,187
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lancelot · Lancelot · Spanish

Lancelot · rank #63,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,187
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH kioskos

Nearest frequency peer: kioskos (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Lancelot”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Lancelot” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lancelot
PropertyValue
HeadwordLancelot
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,187
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Lancelot” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Lancelotcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “kioskos” (#63,185), “Kinshasa” (#63,184), “Lazcano” (#63,190). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “Lancelot” va en #63,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lancelot is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,187 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Lancelot in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Lancelot, spelled L-A-N-C-E-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón.
  2. 2
    Apellido.
  3. 3
    Nombre de varios lugares.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lancelot"?
"Lancelot" is spelled L-A-N-C-E-L-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/.
What does "Lancelot" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lancelot" means: Nombre de pila de varón.
How do you pronounce "Lancelot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lancelot" is /ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lancelot" come from?
"Lancelot" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list