lac Baïkal
\lak baj.kal\
The verdict
“lac Baïkal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Situé dans le sud de la Sibérie, en Russie orientale.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lac Baïkal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \lak baj.kal\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lac Baïkal” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lac Baïkal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lak baj.kal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Situé dans le sud de la Sibérie, en Russie orientale.".
No misspelling variants are generated for lac Baïkal in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lac Baïkal, spelled L-A-C- -B-A-Ï-K-A-L.
Definition
- 1Situé dans le sud de la Sibérie, en Russie orientale.
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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.
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Using “lac Baïkal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-A-C- -B-A-Ï-K-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lak baj.kal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.