larmoyage
\laʁ.mwa.jaʒ\
The verdict
“larmoyage” 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.
Corpus desk
Index FR-larmoyage · larmoyage · French
larmoyage · 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 | larmoyage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \laʁ.mwa.jaʒ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « larmoyage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
larmoyage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \laʁ.mwa.jaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de larmoyer.".
No misspelling variants are generated for larmoyage in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is larmoyage, spelled L-A-R-M-O-Y-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de larmoyer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how larmoyage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
M. le Président, on a eu droit à des discours de tout acabit, on a eu droit à des discours, puis à du larmoyage, puis à du pleurage, puis à du pleurnichage.
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.