larmoyade
\laʁ.mwa.jad\
The verdict
“larmoyade” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de larmoyer, de pleurnicher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-larmoyade · larmoyade · French
larmoyade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | larmoyade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \laʁ.mwa.jad\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « larmoyade » en français
Rare enough to double-check
larmoyade is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \laʁ.mwa.jad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de larmoyer, de pleurnicher.".
larmoyade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is larmoyade, spelled L-A-R-M-O-Y-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Action de larmoyer, de pleurnicher.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how larmoyade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vous ne le croirez pas : on ne s’est pas plaint une fois. Pas une larmoyade.
Et au lieu de s'en prendre à celles qui dansaient une farandole autour de ses larmoyades, elle avait cherché par toute la grande salle la douce et innocente Denyse pour lui balafrer la poitrine et se venger de lui céder la place.
Synonyms
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.