lame de fond
\lam də fɔ̃\
The verdict
“lame de fond” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble de vagues de grande envergure, induisant une destruction des installations proches du rivage sur lesquelles elles s’abattent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lame-de-fond · lame de fond · French
lame de fond · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | lame de fond |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lam də fɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lame de fond is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lam də fɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lame de fond in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lame de fond, spelled L-A-M-E- -D-E- -F-O-N-D.
Definition
- 1Ensemble de vagues de grande envergure, induisant une destruction des installations proches du rivage sur lesquelles elles s’abattent.
- 2Phénomène ou mouvement profond.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lame de fond appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] il y a le nageur intrépide qui, sourd aux appels du maître baigneur, dépasse les limites du bain surveillé, gagne la pleine mer et est emporté par une lame de fond.
Du côté de l’anti-mythe, nous avons vu refleurir la thèse de l’agent d’intoxication politique, alors qu’un tel agent, dans l’état actuel des choses, serait tout au plus capable de répandre des bruits calomnieux, mais non de provoquer la lame de fond d’une rumeur.
This word in other languages
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.