ladies and gentlemen
\ˌlei.diz ən ˈdʒɛn.tl̩.mən\
The verdict
“ladies and gentlemen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mesdames et Messieurs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ladies and gentlemen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \ˌlei.diz ən ˈdʒɛn.tl̩.mən\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ladies and gentlemen” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ladies and gentlemen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ˌlei.diz ən ˈdʒɛn.tl̩.mən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mesdames et Messieurs.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ladies and gentlemen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ladies and gentlemen, spelled L-A-D-I-E-S- -A-N-D- -G-E-N-T-L-E-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Mesdames et Messieurs.
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.
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Using “ladies and gentlemen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-A-D-I-E-S- -A-N-D- -G-E-N-T-L-E-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˌlei.diz ən ˈdʒɛn.tl̩.mən\ (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.