langages

\lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\

/\lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“langages” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,423. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,423
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-langages · langages · French

langages · rank #15,423 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,423
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lanceurs

Nearest frequency peer: lanceurs (-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 « langages »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « langages » 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).

langages vs langues
75% similar
langages vs Langres
63% similar
langages vs largage
75% similar

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

Key facts for langages
PropertyValue
Headwordlangages
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,423
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « langages »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.langagesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lanceurs » (#15,422), « language » (#15,424), « lana » (#15,421). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « langages » est au #15,423. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around langages (IPA \lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,423 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de langage.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for langages, with forms such as "alngages", "lagnages", and "lanagges". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "langues", "Langres", "largage", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is langages, spelled L-A-N-G-A-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de langage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais elle présuppose une amitié du discours, une possibilité de s’y reconnaître en philosophie, de désenvoiler et désenfler les langages et les détours dans l’occasion de raconter.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alngages
  • lagnages
  • lanagges
  • langaegs
  • langagess
  • langagges
  • langagse
  • langgaes
  • langgages
  • lanngages
  • llangages
  • lnagages

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of langages - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alngages2lagnages2lanagges2langaegs2langagess1langagges1langagse2langgaes2
Edit distance from "langages"

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 "langages"?
"langages" is spelled L-A-N-G-A-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\.
What does "langages" mean?
As a noun, "langages" means: Pluriel de langage.
What words are commonly confused with "langages"?
"langages" is commonly confused with "langues", "Langres", "largage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "langages"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "langages" is \lɑ̃.ɡaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "langages" come from?
"langages" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "langages", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list