lait écrémé

noun

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The verdict

“lait écrémé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lait très allégé en matières grasses.

Key facts for lait écrémé
PropertyValue
Headwordlait écrémé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lait écrémé” sits in French frequency

lait écrémé falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lait écrémé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lait très allégé en matières grasses.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lait écrémé, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lait écrémé, spelled L-A-I-T- -É-C-R-É-M-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lait très allégé en matières grasses.

This word in other languages

skim milk(English)Magermilch(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lait écrémé"?
"lait écrémé" is spelled L-A-I-T- -É-C-R-É-M-É.
What does "lait écrémé" mean?
As a noun, "lait écrémé" means: Lait très allégé en matières grasses.
What language does "lait écrémé" come from?
"lait écrémé" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “lait écrémé”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-A-I-T- -É-C-R-É-M-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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