lacis
\la.si\
The verdict
“lacis” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de réseau de fil ou de soie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lacis · lacis · French
lacis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lacis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \la.si\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lacis » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lacis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \la.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lacis in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lacis, spelled L-A-C-I-S.
Definition
- 1Espèce de réseau de fil ou de soie.
- 2Réseau plus ou moins compliqué formé de vaisseaux ou de nerfs.
- 3Réseau plus ou moins imbriqué et tortueux de ruelles, de sentiers forestiers, cours d’eau.
- 4Réseau complexe, de personnes, d’entités.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lacis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un lacis bien fin. Faire du lacis.
Par le lacis des bois du pays des Elfes ….
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.