lapsus révélateur

\lap.sys ʁe.ve.la.tœʁ\

/\lap.sys ʁe.ve.la.tœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“lapsus révélateur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lapsus trahissant la véritable pensée de celui qui le commet.

Key facts for lapsus révélateur
PropertyValue
Headwordlapsus révélateur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lap.sys ʁe.ve.la.tœʁ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lapsus révélateur” sits in French frequency

lapsus révélateur 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

lapsus révélateur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lap.sys ʁe.ve.la.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lapsus trahissant la véritable pensée de celui qui le commet.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lapsus révélateur, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is lapsus révélateur, spelled L-A-P-S-U-S- -R-É-V-É-L-A-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lapsus trahissant la véritable pensée de celui qui le commet.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lapsus révélateur"?
"lapsus révélateur" is spelled L-A-P-S-U-S- -R-É-V-É-L-A-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \lap.sys ʁe.ve.la.tœʁ\.
What does "lapsus révélateur" mean?
As a noun, "lapsus révélateur" means: Lapsus trahissant la véritable pensée de celui qui le commet.
How do you pronounce "lapsus révélateur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lapsus révélateur" is \lap.sys ʁe.ve.la.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lapsus révélateur" come from?
"lapsus révélateur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “lapsus révélateur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-A-P-S-U-S- -R-É-V-É-L-A-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lap.sys ʁe.ve.la.tœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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