languette
\lɑ̃.ɡɛt\
The verdict
“languette” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,421
- frequency rank, French
- 128,088
- “L” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partie d'objet taillée, découpée en forme de petite langue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-languette · languette · French
languette · rank #47,421 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,421
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 128,088
- PHOTO-FINISH lancet
Nearest frequency peer: lancet (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “languette”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lamentables
lamentables
52,583 corpus weight
- Lampard
Lampard
52,582 corpus weight
- lancet
lancet
52,581 corpus weight
- languette
languette
52,580 corpus weight
- Lanvin
Lanvin
52,579 corpus weight
- Lech
Lech
52,578 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “languette” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | languette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɑ̃.ɡɛt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #47,421 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “languette” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around languette (IPA \lɑ̃.ɡɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,421 among 128,088 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for languette, with forms such as "alnguette", "lagnuette", and "langeutte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is languette, spelled L-A-N-G-U-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Partie d'objet taillée, découpée en forme de petite langue.
- 2Petite pièce d'appareil ou d'instrument de forme allongée ayant une fonction particulière.
- 3Aiguille d’une balance
- 4Petite pièce de métal, qui, en s’élevant ou s’abaissant, ouvre ou ferme les trous faits à un instrument à vent.
- 5Petit morceau d’argent ou d’or que les orfèvres laissent en saillie à chaque pièce qu’ils fondent et qui sert à faire l’essai avant de marquer la pièce du poinçon légal.
- 6Espèce de tenon continu formé par le rabot sur l’épaisseur d’une planche et fait pour entrer dans une rainure.
- 7Séparation de quelques pouces d’épaisseur, faite de pierres, de briques ou de plâtre, dans l’intérieur des souches de cheminée, dans un puits mitoyen, etc.
- 8Petite pièce de métal de forme rectangulaire que l'on actionne pour déclencher un mécanisme.
- 9Dans une chaussure, pièce située au milieu du haut du pied, le protégeant des lacets.
- 10Petite bande de terre allongée et étroite.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alnguette
- lagnuette
- langeutte
- langguette
- languete
- languetet
- langutete
- lannguette
- lanugette
- llanguette
- lnaguette
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of languette - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "languette", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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.