Lampedusa

\lɑ̃.pe.du.za\

/\lɑ̃.pe.du.za\/ name

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Lampedusa” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,703. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,703
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Île italienne située à environ 200 km au sud de la Sicile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lampedusa · Lampedusa · French

Lampedusa · rank #45,703 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,703
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH laconique

Nearest frequency peer: laconique (-2 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 « Lampedusa »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Lampedusa » 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
Key facts for Lampedusa
PropertyValue
HeadwordLampedusa
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lɑ̃.pe.du.za\
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,703
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Lampedusa »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Lampedusase 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 « laconique » (#45,701), « larbin » (#45,705), « KTM » (#45,700). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lampedusa » est au #45,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Lampedusa (IPA \lɑ̃.pe.du.za\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,703 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Île italienne située à environ 200 km au sud de la Sicile.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lampedusa, with forms such as "almpedusa", "lamepdusa", and "lammpedusa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Lampedusa, spelled L-A-M-P-E-D-U-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Île italienne située à environ 200 km au sud de la Sicile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Giuseppe Tomasi, prince de Lampedusa, est un écrivain italien, auteur du livre Le Guépard, qui fut porté à l'écran par Visconti sous le même nom.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • almpedusa
  • lamepdusa
  • lammpedusa
  • lampdeusa
  • lampeddusa
  • lampedsua
  • lampeduas
  • lampedussa
  • lampeudsa
  • lamppedusa
  • lapmedusa
  • llampedusa
  • lmapedusa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lampedusa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

almpedusa2lamepdusa2lammpedusa1lampdeusa2lampeddusa1lampedsua2lampeduas2lampedussa1
Edit distance from "Lampedusa"

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 "Lampedusa"?
"Lampedusa" is spelled L-A-M-P-E-D-U-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.pe.du.za\.
What does "Lampedusa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lampedusa" means: Île italienne située à environ 200 km au sud de la Sicile.
What are common misspellings of "Lampedusa"?
Common misspellings include "almpedusa", "lamepdusa", "lammpedusa", "lampdeusa", "lampeddusa". The correct spelling is "Lampedusa".
How do you pronounce "Lampedusa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lampedusa" is \lɑ̃.pe.du.za\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lampedusa" come from?
"Lampedusa" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

laconique#45,701Kosciusko#45,699lituanien#45,711jalonnent#45,692

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

joystick13 variantsLockhart13 variantsmaltraite13 variantsinterdise13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list