L5
\ɛl.sɛ̃k\
The verdict
“L5” is uncommon French (frequency #59,396 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,396
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Cinquième vertèbre lombaire (de haut en bas).
Corpus desk
Index FR-l5 · L5 · French
L5 · rank #59,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,396
- LEN-SHORT 2 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH Lancastre
Nearest frequency peer: Lancastre (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “L5”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Khadija
Khadija
40,610 corpus weight
- L5
L5
40,605 corpus weight
- Lancastre
Lancastre
40,603 corpus weight
- langoureux
langoureux
40,602 corpus weight
- langueur
langueur
40,601 corpus weight
- largent
largent
40,600 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “L5” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| 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
Rare enough to double-check
L5 is uncommon French at frequency #59,396 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛl.sɛ̃k\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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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.