lancette
\lɑ̃.sɛt\
The verdict
“lancette” is uncommon French (frequency #77,656 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,656
- frequency rank, French
- 128,088
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite lance.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lancette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɑ̃.sɛt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #77,656 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lancette” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lancette is uncommon French at frequency #77,656 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃.sɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for lancette in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lancette, spelled L-A-N-C-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Petite lance.
- 2Instrument de chirurgie servant à ouvrir une veine, à percer un abcès, etc.
- 3Ogive de style gothique de forme très allongée ; arc en tiers-point surhaussé, sa forme ressemble à l’extrémité d’un fer de lance.
- 4Chacune des plumes tombantes de l'arrière-train du coq, situées juste avant la base de la queue et à l'arrière des ailes.
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); 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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Using “lancette”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-A-N-C-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lɑ̃.sɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.