larmoyant

\laʁ.mwa.jɑ̃\

/\laʁ.mwa.jɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“larmoyant” is uncommon French (frequency #60,915 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,915
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui larmoie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-larmoyant · larmoyant · French

larmoyant · rank #60,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,915
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH larcin

Nearest frequency peer: larcin (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « larmoyant »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « larmoyant » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for larmoyant
PropertyValue
Headwordlarmoyant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\laʁ.mwa.jɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,915
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « larmoyant » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.larmoyanttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « larcin » (#60,914), « launch » (#60,916), « Lancôme » (#60,913). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « larmoyant » est au #60,915. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

larmoyant is uncommon French at frequency #60,915 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \laʁ.mwa.jɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

larmoyant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is larmoyant, spelled L-A-R-M-O-Y-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui larmoie.
  2. 2
    Qui verse des larmes.
  3. 3
    Qui se plaint, qui gémit.
  4. 4
    Qui est propre à faire verser des larmes.
  5. 5
    Qualifie un genre de comédies plus attendrissantes que gaies.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how larmoyant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il taillait sans cesse des images de pierre, en sorte qu’il avait la barbe, les sourcils et les cheveux blancs de poussière, et que ses yeux étaient perpétuellement gonflés et larmoyants.
  2. Ses yeux larmoyants étaient surplombés de sourcils broussailleux tranchant avec son crâne lisse ; quelques touffes rescapées rebiquaient derrière des oreilles aux lobes effondrés de bouddha.

This word in other languages

teary(English)lagrimoso(Español)tränenreich(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "larmoyant"?
"larmoyant" is spelled L-A-R-M-O-Y-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \laʁ.mwa.jɑ̃\.
What does "larmoyant" mean?
As an adjective, "larmoyant" means: Qui larmoie.
How do you pronounce "larmoyant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "larmoyant" is \laʁ.mwa.jɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "larmoyant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list