Langon

\lɑ̃.ɡɔ̃\

/\lɑ̃.ɡɔ̃\/ name

The verdict

“Langon” is uncommon French (frequency #63,877 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,877
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de la Gironde.

Corpus desk

Index FR-langon · Langon · French

Langon · rank #63,877 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,877
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH laminer

Nearest frequency peer: laminer (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Langon »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Langon » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Langon
PropertyValue
HeadwordLangon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lɑ̃.ɡɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,877
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Langon » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Langontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « laminer » (#63,876), « Laville » (#63,878), « knapp » (#63,875). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Langon » est au #63,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Langon is uncommon French at frequency #63,877 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lɑ̃.ɡɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Langon, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Langon, spelled L-A-N-G-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Gironde.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département d’Ille-et-Vilaine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Plusieurs sites de production se développent, à Port-Maubert (Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde), Mortagne, Blaye, Langon, Bourg-sur-Gironde, etc.
  2. Vous connaissez Langon ? Six mille habitants. Des vignerons pour la plupart. Une ville paisible, à cinquante kilomètres de Bordeaux.

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 "Langon"?
"Langon" is spelled L-A-N-G-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.ɡɔ̃\.
What does "Langon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Langon" means: Commune française, située dans le département de la Gironde.
How do you pronounce "Langon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Langon" is \lɑ̃.ɡɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Langon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list