lâcheur

\lɑ.ʃœʁ\

/\lɑ.ʃœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“lâcheur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui abandonne ses amis, malgré ce qui était organisé avec eux (ou éventuellement qui abandonne son parti, ses principes, etc.).

Corpus desk

Index FR-lacheur · lâcheur · French

lâcheur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 lâcheur
PropertyValue
Headwordlâcheur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ.ʃœʁ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lâcheur » en français

lâcheursiège 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

lâcheur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ.ʃœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui abandonne ses amis, malgré ce qui était organisé avec eux (ou éventuellement qui abandonne son parti, ses principes, etc.).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lâcheur, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is lâcheur, spelled L-Â-C-H-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui abandonne ses amis, malgré ce qui était organisé avec eux (ou éventuellement qui abandonne son parti, ses principes, etc.).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tu es un joli lâcheur. N’importe !... monte et conduis-moi au cercle. J'en ai long à te conter.
  2. Léontine. — Mais vous me disiez qu’il y avait longtemps que vous n’aviez pas vu M. Duchotel ? Cassagne. — Oh ! il y a belle lurette, au moins six mois ! Léontine. — Six mois ! Cassagne. — Vous lui direz que c’est un lâcheur !

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 "lâcheur"?
"lâcheur" is spelled L-Â-C-H-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ.ʃœʁ\.
What does "lâcheur" mean?
As a noun, "lâcheur" means: Celui qui abandonne ses amis, malgré ce qui était organisé avec eux (ou éventuellement qui abandonne son parti, ses principes, etc.).
How do you pronounce "lâcheur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lâcheur" is \lɑ.ʃœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lâcheur" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list