Lætitia

\le.ti.sja\

/\le.ti.sja\/ name

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The verdict

“Lætitia” is uncommon French (frequency #85,895 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,895
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 39ᵉ astéroïde, découvert en 1856 par Jean Chacornac et nommé par Urbain Le Verrier

Corpus desk

Index FR-l-titia · Lætitia · French

Lætitia · rank #85,895 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,895
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lupi

Nearest frequency peer: Lupi (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Lætitia »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Lætitia » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lætitia
PropertyValue
HeadwordLætitia
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\le.ti.sja\
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,895
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Lætitia » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Lætitiatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Lupi » (#85,894), « lèverai » (#85,896), « lullaby » (#85,893). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lætitia » est au #85,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lætitia is uncommon French at frequency #85,895 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \le.ti.sja\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "39ᵉ astéroïde, découvert en 1856 par Jean Chacornac et nommé par Urbain Le Verrier".

Lætitia has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Lætitia, spelled L-Æ-T-I-T-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    39ᵉ astéroïde, découvert en 1856 par Jean Chacornac et nommé par Urbain Le Verrier

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Lætitia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Astronomie. – M. Le Verrier propose de donner le nom de Lætitia à la planète ㊴ découverte par M. Charcornac, le 8 février dernier, à l’Observatoire impérial de Paris.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lætitia"?
"Lætitia" is spelled L-Æ-T-I-T-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is \le.ti.sja\.
What does "Lætitia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lætitia" means: 39ᵉ astéroïde, découvert en 1856 par Jean Chacornac et nommé par Urbain Le Verrier
How do you pronounce "Lætitia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lætitia" is \le.ti.sja\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lætitia" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lèverai#85,896Léglise#85,897lullaby#85,893malicia#85,905

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list