lancer du disque

\lɑ̃.se dy disk\

/\lɑ̃.se dy disk\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épreuve d’athlétisme qui consiste à lancer un disque en acier le plus loin possible.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lancer-du-disque · lancer du disque · French

lancer du disque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 lancer du disque
PropertyValue
Headwordlancer du disque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.se dy disk\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lancer du disque » en français

lancer du disquereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lancer du disque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃.se dy disk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épreuve d’athlétisme qui consiste à lancer un disque en acier le plus loin possible.".

Zero misspellings are on record for lancer du disque in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is lancer du disque, spelled L-A-N-C-E-R- -D-U- -D-I-S-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Épreuve d’athlétisme qui consiste à lancer un disque en acier le plus loin possible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le lancer de disque sollicite fortement les muscles du bas du corps, les rotateurs du torse et le gainage, qui doivent transmettre toute leur puissance au bras par l’intermédiaire de l’épaule et du grand pectoral.

This word in other languages

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 "lancer du disque"?
"lancer du disque" is spelled L-A-N-C-E-R- -D-U- -D-I-S-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.se dy disk\.
What does "lancer du disque" mean?
As a noun, "lancer du disque" means: Épreuve d’athlétisme qui consiste à lancer un disque en acier le plus loin possible.
How do you pronounce "lancer du disque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lancer du disque" is \lɑ̃.se dy disk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lancer du disque" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list