lampions

\lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\

/\lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“lampions” is uncommon French (frequency #61,649 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,649
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lampions · lampions · French

lampions · rank #61,649 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,649
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lamarre

Nearest frequency peer: Lamarre (-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 « lampions »

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 « lampions » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lampions
PropertyValue
Headwordlampions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,649
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lampions » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lampionstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Lamarre » (#61,648), « Latifa » (#61,650), « lauder » (#61,651). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lampions » est au #61,649. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lampions is uncommon French at frequency #61,649 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de lampion.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lampions, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lampions, spelled L-A-M-P-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lampion.

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 "lampions"?
"lampions" is spelled L-A-M-P-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\.
What does "lampions" mean?
As a noun, "lampions" means: Pluriel de lampion.
How do you pronounce "lampions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lampions" is \lɑ̃.pjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lampions" come from?
"lampions" 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 "lampions", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list