lacunes

\la.kyn\

/\la.kyn\/ noun

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The verdict

“lacunes” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,990
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de lacune.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lacunes · lacunes · French

lacunes · rank #11,990 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,990
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Joan

Nearest frequency peer: Joan (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lacunes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lacunes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lacunes vs lunes
71% similar
lacunes vs lagune
71% similar
lacunes vs laines
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lacunes
PropertyValue
Headwordlacunes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.kyn\
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,990
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lacunes »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lacunesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Joan » (#11,989), « lentilles » (#11,991), « isle » (#11,988). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lacunes » est au #11,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lacunes (IPA \la.kyn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,990 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de lacune.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lacunes, with forms such as "alcunes", "laccunes", and "lacnues". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "lunes", "lagune", "laines", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists 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 lacunes, spelled L-A-C-U-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lacune.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Être ultra-resserré sans la balle et déployé avec, une stratégie qui permet de combler les lacunes individuelles quand le ballon est perdu.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alcunes
  • laccunes
  • lacnues
  • lacuens
  • lacuness
  • lacunnes
  • lacunse
  • laucnes
  • lcaunes
  • llacunes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lacunes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alcunes2laccunes1lacnues2lacuens2lacuness1lacunnes1lacunse2laucnes2
Edit distance from "lacunes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lacunes"?
"lacunes" is spelled L-A-C-U-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \la.kyn\.
What does "lacunes" mean?
As a noun, "lacunes" means: Pluriel de lacune.
What words are commonly confused with "lacunes"?
"lacunes" is commonly confused with "lunes", "lagune", "laines". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lacunes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lacunes" is \la.kyn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lacunes" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lacunes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

partait10 variantsenterrer10 variantspremium10 variantsconçoit10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list