lanterneau

\lɑ̃.tɛʁ.no\

/\lɑ̃.tɛʁ.no\/ noun

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The verdict

“lanterneau” 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 May 6, 2026) - Petite lanterne au sommet d’une coupole, au-dessus d’un escalier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lanterneau · lanterneau · French

lanterneau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for lanterneau
PropertyValue
Headwordlanterneau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.tɛʁ.no\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lanterneau” sits in French frequency

lanterneau falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lanterneau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃.tɛʁ.no\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

lanterneau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lanterneau, spelled L-A-N-T-E-R-N-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite lanterne au sommet d’une coupole, au-dessus d’un escalier.
  2. 2
    Partie surélevée d’une toiture avec un vitrage sur le pourtour.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lanterneau"?
"lanterneau" is spelled L-A-N-T-E-R-N-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.tɛʁ.no\.
What does "lanterneau" mean?
As a noun, "lanterneau" means: Petite lanterne au sommet d’une coupole, au-dessus d’un escalier.
How do you pronounce "lanterneau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lanterneau" is \lɑ̃.tɛʁ.no\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lanterneau" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list