langage enfantin

\lɑ̃.ɡa.ʒ‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃\

/\lɑ̃.ɡa.ʒ‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“langage enfantin” 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 May 6, 2026) - Langage produit par le petit enfant lors du primo-apprentissage.

Key facts for langage enfantin
PropertyValue
Headwordlangage enfantin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.ɡa.ʒ‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “langage enfantin” sits in French frequency

langage enfantin falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

langage enfantin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃.ɡa.ʒ‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for langage enfantin, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is langage enfantin, spelled L-A-N-G-A-G-E- -E-N-F-A-N-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Langage produit par le petit enfant lors du primo-apprentissage.
  2. 2
    Mamanais.

This word in other languages

baby talk(English)

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 "langage enfantin"?
"langage enfantin" is spelled L-A-N-G-A-G-E- -E-N-F-A-N-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.ɡa.ʒ‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃\.
What does "langage enfantin" mean?
As a noun, "langage enfantin" means: Langage produit par le petit enfant lors du primo-apprentissage.
How do you pronounce "langage enfantin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "langage enfantin" is \lɑ̃.ɡa.ʒ‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "langage enfantin" come from?
"langage enfantin" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “langage enfantin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-A-N-G-A-G-E- -E-N-F-A-N-T-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lɑ̃.ɡa.ʒ‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list