lagoon

noun

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The verdict

“lagoon” is uncommon French (frequency #64,562 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,562
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lagune.

Key facts for lagoon
PropertyValue
Headwordlagoon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lagoon” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). lagoon lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lagoon is uncommon French at frequency #64,562 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

lagoon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lagoon, spelled L-A-G-O-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lagune.
  2. 2
    Lagon.

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 "lagoon"?
"lagoon" is spelled L-A-G-O-O-N.
What does "lagoon" mean?
As a noun, "lagoon" means: Lagune.
What language does "lagoon" come from?
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Using “lagoon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-A-G-O-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list