lanoline
\la.nɔ.lin\
The verdict
“lanoline” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Matière grasse issue du suint de la laine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lanoline · lanoline · French
lanoline · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | lanoline |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \la.nɔ.lin\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lanoline” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lanoline is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \la.nɔ.lin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Matière grasse issue du suint de la laine.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lanoline, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is lanoline, spelled L-A-N-O-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Matière grasse issue du suint de la laine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lanoline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette suintine épurée, débarrassée des acides gras, des savons et neutralisée, donne un sous-produit appelé la lanoline qui est employée en pharmacie et dans l'industrie.
La vaseline est la base la plus courante des pommades : on la rend plus adhésive en l'additionnant de lanoline […] qui absorbe plusieurs fois son poids d'eau.
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