lac artificiel

\la.k‿aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\

/\la.k‿aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“lac artificiel” 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 May 6, 2026) - Lac créé ou agrandi par l’homme.

Key facts for lac artificiel
PropertyValue
Headwordlac artificiel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.k‿aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lac artificiel” sits in French frequency

lac artificiel falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lac artificiel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \la.k‿aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lac créé ou agrandi par l’homme.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lac artificiel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lac artificiel, spelled L-A-C- -A-R-T-I-F-I-C-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lac créé ou agrandi par l’homme.

Synonyms

étang

This word in other languages

estanque(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lac artificiel"?
"lac artificiel" is spelled L-A-C- -A-R-T-I-F-I-C-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \la.k‿aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\.
What does "lac artificiel" mean?
As a noun, "lac artificiel" means: Lac créé ou agrandi par l’homme.
How do you pronounce "lac artificiel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lac artificiel" is \la.k‿aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lac artificiel" come from?
"lac artificiel" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “lac artificiel”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-A-C- -A-R-T-I-F-I-C-I-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \la.k‿aʁ.ti.fi.sjɛl\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list