lampion

\lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\

/\lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“lampion” is uncommon French (frequency #84,958 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,958
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit récipient de terre, de fer-blanc ou de verre, dans lequel on met du suif, de l’huile ou de l’essence avec une mèche, pour faire des illuminations.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lampion · lampion · French

lampion · rank #84,958 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,958
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 128,088
  • PHOTO-FINISH landwehr

Nearest frequency peer: landwehr (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “lampion”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “lampion” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for lampion
PropertyValue
Headwordlampion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,958
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lampion” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). lampion lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lampion is uncommon French at frequency #84,958 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lampion, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lampion, spelled L-A-M-P-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit récipient de terre, de fer-blanc ou de verre, dans lequel on met du suif, de l’huile ou de l’essence avec une mèche, pour faire des illuminations.
  2. 2
    Lanterne en papier décorative
  3. 3
    Sergent de ville, sentinelle ( Comme un lampion, le sergent de ville se tient dans la rue pour guider et protéger le passant).
  4. 4
    Œil
  5. 5
    Ventre, estomac ( en référence à la lampe à huile que l'on doit alimenter régulièrement ).
  6. 6
    Source d’éclairage d’une bicyclette.

This word in other languages

Lampion(Deutsch)lampião(Português)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lampion"?
"lampion" is spelled L-A-M-P-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\.
What does "lampion" mean?
As a noun, "lampion" means: Petit récipient de terre, de fer-blanc ou de verre, dans lequel on met du suif, de l’huile ou de l’essence avec une mèche, pour faire des illuminations.
How do you pronounce "lampion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lampion" is \lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lampion" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lettrée#84,968linette#84,972Loctudy#84,977lâchais#84,985
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list