lansquenet
\lɑ̃s.kə.nɛ\
The verdict
“lansquenet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fantassin mercenaire, dans les anciennes armées germaniques (XVᵉ et XVIᵉ siècles).
Corpus desk
Index FR-lansquenet · lansquenet · French
lansquenet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | lansquenet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɑ̃s.kə.nɛ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lansquenet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃s.kə.nɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lansquenet in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lansquenet, spelled L-A-N-S-Q-U-E-N-E-T.
Definition
- 1Fantassin mercenaire, dans les anciennes armées germaniques (XVᵉ et XVIᵉ siècles).
- 2Jeu de hasard auquel on joue avec des cartes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lansquenet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
M. le maréchal pensait à tout, et ne se mêlait jamais de ce qui ne le regardait pas. C’était son grand principe ; et, comme il était, Dieu merci, aussi bon soldat que général, il avait toujours soin de ses armes comme le premier lansquenet venu, et il n’aurait pas été seul contre trente jeunes gaillards avec une petite épée de bal.
Chaque midi, quand les lansquenets sortent du beffroi pour frapper les heures, Louise est au milieu de la place, attendant l’apparition de leurs éperons de fer.
This word in other languages
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.