lac de Constance

\lak də kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s\

/\lak də kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s\/ name

The verdict

“lac de Constance” 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
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lac sur le Rhin, à la frontière de l’Allemagne, de l’Autriche et de la Suisse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lac-de-constance · lac de Constance · French

lac de Constance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for lac de Constance
PropertyValue
Headwordlac de Constance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lak də kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lac de Constance » en français

lac de Constancen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lac de Constance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lak də kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lac sur le Rhin, à la frontière de l’Allemagne, de l’Autriche et de la Suisse.".

No misspelling variants are generated for lac de Constance in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is lac de Constance, spelled L-A-C- -D-E- -C-O-N-S-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lac sur le Rhin, à la frontière de l’Allemagne, de l’Autriche et de la Suisse.

This word in other languages

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 de Constance"?
"lac de Constance" is spelled L-A-C- -D-E- -C-O-N-S-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lak də kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s\.
What does "lac de Constance" mean?
As a proper noun, "lac de Constance" means: Lac sur le Rhin, à la frontière de l’Allemagne, de l’Autriche et de la Suisse.
How do you pronounce "lac de Constance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lac de Constance" is \lak də kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lac de Constance" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list