fausse limande
\fos li.mɑ̃d\
The verdict
“fausse limande” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de poisson osseux marin, un poisson plat de l'Atlantique et de la Méditerranée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fausse-limande · fausse limande · French
fausse limande · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fausse limande |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fos li.mɑ̃d\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fausse limande is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fos li.mɑ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for fausse limande in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fausse limande, spelled F-A-U-S-S-E- -L-I-M-A-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Espèce de poisson osseux marin, un poisson plat de l'Atlantique et de la Méditerranée.
- 2Synonyme d'arnoglosse (poisson).
- 3Synonyme de plie cynoglosse (poisson).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fausse limande appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On donne parfois à la cardine le nom de fausse limande, ou même de limande tout court, au risque de provoquer des confusions. Certes les cardines ressemblent beaucoup à des limandes, mais avec une différence essentielle : elles sont gauchères, alors que les limandes sont droitières.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.