lamarckien
\la.maʁ.kjɛ̃\
The verdict
“lamarckien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif au naturaliste Lamarck & à ses théories.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lamarckien · lamarckien · French
lamarckien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lamarckien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \la.maʁ.kjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lamarckien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \la.maʁ.kjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif au naturaliste Lamarck & à ses théories.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for lamarckien in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lamarckien, spelled L-A-M-A-R-C-K-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Relatif au naturaliste Lamarck & à ses théories.
Synonyms
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.