languettes

\lɑ̃.ɡɛt\

/\lɑ̃.ɡɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“languettes” is uncommon French (frequency #76,741 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,741
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-languettes · languettes · French

languettes · rank #76,741 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,741
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lascive

Nearest frequency peer: lascive (+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 « languettes »

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 « languettes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for languettes
PropertyValue
Headwordlanguettes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.ɡɛt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,741
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « languettes » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).languettestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « lascive » (#76,742), « langagière » (#76,739), « laudes » (#76,743). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « languettes » est au #76,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

languettes is uncommon French at frequency #76,741 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃.ɡɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de languette.".

Zero misspellings are on record for languettes in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is languettes, spelled L-A-N-G-U-E-T-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de languette.

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 "languettes"?
"languettes" is spelled L-A-N-G-U-E-T-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.ɡɛt\.
What does "languettes" mean?
As a noun, "languettes" means: Pluriel de languette.
How do you pronounce "languettes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "languettes" is \lɑ̃.ɡɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "languettes" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list