Lamoureux

\la.mu.ʁø\

/\la.mu.ʁø\/ name

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The verdict

“Lamoureux” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,262
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lamoureux · Lamoureux · French

Lamoureux · rank #46,262 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,262
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lasso

Nearest frequency peer: lasso (+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 « Lamoureux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Lamoureux » 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).

Lamoureux vs laboureur
67% similar

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

Key facts for Lamoureux
PropertyValue
HeadwordLamoureux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\la.mu.ʁø\
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,262
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Lamoureux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Lamoureuxse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lasso » (#46,263), « Lachance » (#46,259), « Lebreton » (#46,266). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lamoureux » est au #46,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Lamoureux (IPA \la.mu.ʁø\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,262 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lamoureux, with forms such as "almoureux", "lammoureux", and "lamorueux". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "laboureur", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Lamoureux, spelled L-A-M-O-U-R-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’Orchestre Lamoureux est une des rares formations à organiser des concerts pour les bébés dans la région.
  2. L’incendie s’est déclaré dans la charpente du 31, rue Paul-Lamoureux, hier en début d’après-midi.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • almoureux
  • lammoureux
  • lamorueux
  • lamouerux
  • lamoureuxx
  • lamourexu
  • lamourreux
  • lamouruex
  • lamuoreux
  • laomureux
  • llamoureux
  • lmaoureux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lamoureux - 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.

almoureux2lammoureux1lamorueux2lamouerux2lamoureuxx1lamourexu2lamourreux1lamouruex2
Edit distance from "Lamoureux"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mansfield#46,286indigents#46,231inception#46,227impédance#46,225

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Lachance12 variantsLebreton12 variantsLelièvre12 variantsjustices12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list