labial
\la.bjal\
The verdict
“labial” is an uncommon French word, ranked #97,088 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #97,088
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a rapport aux lèvres.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | labial |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \la.bjal\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #97,088 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “labial” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for labial is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \la.bjal\. Corpus data places it at rank #97,088 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
labial has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is labial, spelled L-A-B-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui a rapport aux lèvres.
- 2Articulé avec une ou les deux lèvres.
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 “labial”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-A-B-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \la.bjal\ (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.