lac des Quatre-Cantons

\lak de katʁ kɑ̃.tɔ̃\

/\lak de katʁ kɑ̃.tɔ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“lac des Quatre-Cantons” 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
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lac glaciaire de la Suisse centrale.

Key facts for lac des Quatre-Cantons
PropertyValue
Headwordlac des Quatre-Cantons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lak de katʁ kɑ̃.tɔ̃\
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lac des Quatre-Cantons” sits in French frequency

lac des Quatre-Cantons 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 des Quatre-Cantons is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lak de katʁ kɑ̃.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lac glaciaire de la Suisse centrale.".

lac des Quatre-Cantons doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lac des Quatre-Cantons, spelled L-A-C- -D-E-S- -Q-U-A-T-R-E---C-A-N-T-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lac glaciaire de la Suisse centrale.

This word in other languages

Vierwaldstättersee(Deutsch)

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 des Quatre-Cantons"?
"lac des Quatre-Cantons" is spelled L-A-C- -D-E-S- -Q-U-A-T-R-E---C-A-N-T-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lak de katʁ kɑ̃.tɔ̃\.
What does "lac des Quatre-Cantons" mean?
As a proper noun, "lac des Quatre-Cantons" means: Lac glaciaire de la Suisse centrale.
How do you pronounce "lac des Quatre-Cantons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lac des Quatre-Cantons" is \lak de katʁ kɑ̃.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lac des Quatre-Cantons" come from?
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Using “lac des Quatre-Cantons”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-A-C- -D-E-S- -Q-U-A-T-R-E---C-A-N-T-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lak de katʁ kɑ̃.tɔ̃\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list