lão
\laɔˀ˦˧˥\
The verdict
“lão” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vieux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lao · lão · French
lão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | lão |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \laɔˀ˦˧˥\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lão » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lão is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \laɔˀ˦˧˥\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for lão in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lão, spelled L-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1Vieux.
- 2Compère; père.
- 3Je; moi (quand un vieillard s’adresse aux jeunes gens).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lão appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
lão ấy khó tính lắm
Tuy già rồi , lão vẫn còn khoẻ
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.