lancement

\lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\

/\lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“lancement” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,013. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,013
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lancement · lancement · French

lancement · rank #3,013 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,013
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH laissant

Nearest frequency peer: laissant (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lancement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lancement » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lancement vs lancent
78% similar
lancement vs lavement
78% similar
lancement vs largement
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lancement
PropertyValue
Headwordlancement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,013
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lancement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lancementse 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 « laissant » (#3,012), « larmes » (#3,014), « laboratoire » (#3,011). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lancement » est au #3,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around lancement (IPA \lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,013 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for lancement, with forms such as "alncement", "lacnement", and "lanccement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "lancent", "lavement", "largement", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lancement, spelled L-A-N-C-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de lancer.
  2. 2
    Mise sur le marché, introduction du produit d’une entreprise commerciale, industrielle ou artistique.
  3. 3
    Introduction à une émission ou à une chronique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans ces moments-là, les jambes me démangent, je me sens le diable au corps et le corps plein de rythme, mon esprit aussi cabriole et chahute, et cela va si loin que je dois me retenir, de toute ma raison, pour ne pas m’élancer élastique et prompt, sur l’étroit parquet, et mêler mes lancements de bras et mes grands écarts aux jambes en l’air et aux retrou…
  2. — Les deux dangers à craindre en rapport avec la profondeur d'eau, sont le cabanement (arrière qui plonge) et le salut (étrave qui plonge), le lancement doit se faire à l’étale pour éviter tout courant risquant de porter le navire de travers.

This word in other languages

throw(English)lanzamiento(Español)Abschuss(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alncement
  • lacnement
  • lanccement
  • lanceemnt
  • lancemennt
  • lancementt
  • lancemetn
  • lancemment
  • lancemnet
  • lancmeent
  • lanecment
  • lanncement
  • llancement
  • lnacement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alncement2lacnement2lanccement1lanceemnt2lancemennt1lancementt1lancemetn2lancemment1
Edit distance from "lancement"

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 "lancement"?
"lancement" is spelled L-A-N-C-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\.
What does "lancement" mean?
As a noun, "lancement" means: Action de lancer.
What words are commonly confused with "lancement"?
"lancement" is commonly confused with "lancent", "lavement", "largement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lancement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lancement" is \lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lancement" come from?
"lancement" 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 "lancement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ingénieur#3,010financier#3,005mauvaises#3,022olympique#3,026

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

découvrez14 variantsartistique14 variantsterritoires14 variantssituations14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list