lapsus calami
\lap.sys ka.la.mi\
The verdict
“lapsus calami” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Erreur involontaire, faute faite en écrivant. → voir lapsus et → voir lapsus révélateur
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lapsus calami |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lap.sys ka.la.mi\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lapsus calami” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lapsus calami is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lap.sys ka.la.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erreur involontaire, faute faite en écrivant. → voir lapsus et → voir lapsus révélateur".
lapsus calami doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lapsus calami, spelled L-A-P-S-U-S- -C-A-L-A-M-I.
Definition
- 1Erreur involontaire, faute faite en écrivant. → voir lapsus et → voir lapsus révélateur
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.
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Using “lapsus calami”
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- The one correct French spelling is L-A-P-S-U-S- -C-A-L-A-M-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lap.sys ka.la.mi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.