langue
[lɑ̃ɡ]
The verdict
“langue” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,928 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,928
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lengua.
Corpus desk
Index ES-langue · langue · Spanish
langue · rank #72,928 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,928
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH lanar
Nearest frequency peer: lanar (-1 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 “langue”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Labordeta
Labordeta
27,076 corpus weight
- lamente
lamente
27,075 corpus weight
- lanar
lanar
27,074 corpus weight
- langue
langue
27,073 corpus weight
- larguero
larguero
27,072 corpus weight
- levantaremos
levantaremos
27,068 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “langue” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | langue |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lɑ̃ɡ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #72,928 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “langue” en español
Rare enough to double-check
langue is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,928 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɑ̃ɡ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for langue in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is langue, spelled L-A-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Lengua.
- 2Idioma.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how langue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils ne parlent pas la même langue. - No hablan el mismo idioma.
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.
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).