lann

\ˈlãnː\

/\ˈlãnː\/ noun

The verdict

“lann” is uncommon French (frequency #82,174 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,174
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monastère, église, lieu consacré (en toponymie).

Corpus desk

Index FR-lann · lann · French

lann · rank #82,174 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,174
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH langoustines

Nearest frequency peer: langoustines (-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 « lann »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lann
PropertyValue
Headwordlann
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈlãnː\
Letters4
Frequency rank#82,174
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lann » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lanntombe 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: « langoustines » (#82,173), « lari » (#82,175), « langoureusement » (#82,172). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lann » est au #82,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lann is uncommon French at frequency #82,174 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈlãnː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for lann in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lann, spelled L-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monastère, église, lieu consacré (en toponymie).
  2. 2
    Lande.
  3. 3
    Ajonc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pegoulz e karez ar muiañ da vamm ? Pa vez ar bleuñ er balan pe pa vez ar bleuñ el lann ? Pa ver ar bleuñ el lann, rag al lann brezhoneg a vez ar bleuñ ennañ e-pad ar bloaz.

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 "lann"?
"lann" is spelled L-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈlãnː\.
What does "lann" mean?
As a noun, "lann" means: Monastère, église, lieu consacré (en toponymie).
How do you pronounce "lann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lann" is \ˈlãnː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lann" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list