Lampaul

\lɑ̃.pɔl\

/\lɑ̃.pɔl\/ name

The verdict

“Lampaul” is uncommon French (frequency #79,473 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,473
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bourg principal de l’île et commune d’Ouessant dans le Finistère.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lampaul · Lampaul · French

Lampaul · rank #79,473 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,473
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lanester

Nearest frequency peer: Lanester (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Lampaul »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Lampaul » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lampaul
PropertyValue
HeadwordLampaul
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lɑ̃.pɔl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,473
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Lampaul » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Lampaultombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Lanester » (#79,474), « laudanum » (#79,475), « lactiques » (#79,470). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lampaul » est au #79,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lampaul is uncommon French at frequency #79,473 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lɑ̃.pɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Lampaul doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Lampaul, spelled L-A-M-P-A-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bourg principal de l’île et commune d’Ouessant dans le Finistère.
  2. 2
    Ancien nom et nom court de Lampaul-Guimiliau.
  3. 3
    Nom court de Lampaul-Plouarzel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Place ensuite à la vallée du Quillivaron avec une excursion sur Lampaul.
  2. Je constate que l’on trouve toujours deux quotidiens régionaux au bar-tabac-presse de Lampaul.

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 "Lampaul"?
"Lampaul" is spelled L-A-M-P-A-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.pɔl\.
What does "Lampaul" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lampaul" means: Bourg principal de l’île et commune d’Ouessant dans le Finistère.
How do you pronounce "Lampaul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lampaul" is \lɑ̃.pɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lampaul" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list