lance-grenades

\lɑ̃s.ɡʁə.nad\

/\lɑ̃s.ɡʁə.nad\/ noun

The verdict

“lance-grenades” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conçu pour lancer des grenades.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lance-grenades · lance-grenades · French

lance-grenades · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for lance-grenades
PropertyValue
Headwordlance-grenades
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃s.ɡʁə.nad\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lance-grenades » en français

lance-grenadessiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lance-grenades is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃s.ɡʁə.nad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conçu pour lancer des grenades.".

No misspelling variants are generated for lance-grenades in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lance-grenades, spelled L-A-N-C-E---G-R-E-N-A-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conçu pour lancer des grenades.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il avait réussi à prendre quelques photos : des CRS à moitié endormis, bottés et casqués, le Mauser lance-grenades à la bretelle, rencognés, non loin du CHU et de la fac de droit, comme une poignée d’oiseaux mouillés, sous les grimaces provocatrices et vengeresses des masques de pierre du vieil hôtel de Cerisy ; un garde-mobile ronflant la bouche ouverte,…

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lance-grenades"?
"lance-grenades" is spelled L-A-N-C-E---G-R-E-N-A-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃s.ɡʁə.nad\.
What does "lance-grenades" mean?
As a noun, "lance-grenades" means: Conçu pour lancer des grenades.
How do you pronounce "lance-grenades"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lance-grenades" is \lɑ̃s.ɡʁə.nad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lance-grenades" come from?
"lance-grenades" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list