L5
\ɛl.sɛ̃k\
The verdict
“L5” is an uncommon French word, ranked #59,396 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,396
- frequency rank, French
- 2
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cinquième vertèbre lombaire (de haut en bas).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | L5 |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛl.sɛ̃k\ |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #59,396 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “L5” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for L5 is 2 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛl.sɛ̃k\. Corpus data places it at rank #59,396 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cinquième vertèbre lombaire (de haut en bas).".
No misspelling variants are generated for L5 in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is L5, spelled L-5.
Definition
- 1Cinquième vertèbre lombaire (de haut en bas).
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.
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Using “L5”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-5 - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛl.sɛ̃k\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.