lager

\la.ɡɛʁ\

/\la.ɡɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“lager” is uncommon French (frequency #68,405 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,405
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bière de basse fermentation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lager · lager · French

lager · rank #68,405 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,405
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH kyrielle

Nearest frequency peer: kyrielle (-2 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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « lager »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « lager » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lager
PropertyValue
Headwordlager
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.ɡɛʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,405
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lager » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lagertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « kyrielle » (#68,403), « laisseras » (#68,407), « kuma » (#68,402). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lager » est au #68,405. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lager is uncommon French at frequency #68,405 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \la.ɡɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bière de basse fermentation.".

No misspelling variants are generated for lager in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lager, spelled L-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bière de basse fermentation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sans entrer dans des querelles d’experts, disons que les bières trappistes et d’abbaye exigeront un important col de mousse épaisse, une lager classique s’accommodera d’un faux col moyen.

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 "lager"?
"lager" is spelled L-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \la.ɡɛʁ\.
What does "lager" mean?
As a noun, "lager" means: Bière de basse fermentation.
How do you pronounce "lager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lager" is \la.ɡɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lager" come from?
"lager" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list