lac Tanganyika

\lak tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\

/\lak tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\/ name

The verdict

“lac Tanganyika” 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
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lac d’Afrique, situé au centre-est du continent, entre le Burundi, la République démocratique du Congo, la Tanzanie et la Zambie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lac-tanganyika · lac Tanganyika · French

lac Tanganyika · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 Tanganyika
PropertyValue
Headwordlac Tanganyika
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lak tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lac Tanganyika » en français

lac Tanganyikasiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lac Tanganyika is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lak tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lac d’Afrique, situé au centre-est du continent, entre le Burundi, la République démocratique du Congo, la Tanzanie et la Zambie.".

No misspelling variants are generated for lac Tanganyika in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lac Tanganyika, spelled L-A-C- -T-A-N-G-A-N-Y-I-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lac d’Afrique, situé au centre-est du continent, entre le Burundi, la République démocratique du Congo, la Tanzanie et la Zambie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lac Tanganyika appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. De fait, le lac Victoria est le troisième plus grand lac d’eau douce du monde, tandis que le lac Tanganyika est le deuxième plus grand lac du monde en termes de volume et de profondeur.

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 Tanganyika"?
"lac Tanganyika" is spelled L-A-C- -T-A-N-G-A-N-Y-I-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is \lak tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\.
What does "lac Tanganyika" mean?
As a proper noun, "lac Tanganyika" means: Lac d’Afrique, situé au centre-est du continent, entre le Burundi, la République démocratique du Congo, la Tanzanie et la Zambie.
How do you pronounce "lac Tanganyika"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lac Tanganyika" is \lak tɑ̃.ɡa.nji.ka\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lac Tanganyika" come from?
"lac Tanganyika" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list