lamelles

\la.mɛl\

/\la.mɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“lamelles” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,779
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de lamelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lamelles · lamelles · French

lamelles · rank #26,779 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,779
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH labos

Nearest frequency peer: labos (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lamelles »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lamelles » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lamelles vs labelle
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lamelles
PropertyValue
Headwordlamelles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.mɛl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,779
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lamelles »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lamellesse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « labos » (#26,778), « lanternes » (#26,780), « Koch » (#26,777). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lamelles » est au #26,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lamelles (IPA \la.mɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,779 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de lamelle.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lamelles, with forms such as "almelles", "laemlles", and "lamelels". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "labelle", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lamelles, spelled L-A-M-E-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lamelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ces lamelles terreuses à nos pieds dont parle TONY BOURG, c’est évidemment notre « sens du tangible, du visible, du pesable plus d’une fois rabelaisianisé ».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • almelles
  • laemlles
  • lamelels
  • lameles
  • lamelless
  • lamellse
  • lamleles
  • lammelles
  • llamelles
  • lmaelles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lamelles - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

almelles2laemlles2lamelels2lameles1lamelless1lamellse2lamleles2lammelles1
Edit distance from "lamelles"

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 "lamelles"?
"lamelles" is spelled L-A-M-E-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \la.mɛl\.
What does "lamelles" mean?
As a noun, "lamelles" means: Pluriel de lamelle.
What words are commonly confused with "lamelles"?
"lamelles" is commonly confused with "labelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lamelles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lamelles" is \la.mɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lamelles" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list