langue-de-serpent
\lɑ̃ɡ də sɛʁ.pɑ̃\
The verdict
“langue-de-serpent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de langue de serpent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-langue-de-serpent · langue-de-serpent · French
langue-de-serpent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | langue-de-serpent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɑ̃ɡ də sɛʁ.pɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
langue-de-serpent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃ɡ də sɛʁ.pɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de langue de serpent.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for langue-de-serpent, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is langue-de-serpent, spelled L-A-N-G-U-E---D-E---S-E-R-P-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de langue de serpent.
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.