Larousse

\la.ʁus\

/\la.ʁus\/ name

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The verdict

“Larousse” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,467
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille français.

Corpus desk

Index FR-larousse · Larousse · French

Larousse · rank #17,467 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,467
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landry

Nearest frequency peer: Landry (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Larousse »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Larousse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Larousse
PropertyValue
HeadwordLarousse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\la.ʁus\
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,467
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Larousse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Laroussese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Landry » (#17,466), « Laurie » (#17,468), « Kremlin » (#17,465). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Larousse » est au #17,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Larousse (IPA \la.ʁus\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,467 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille français.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Larousse, with forms such as "alrousse", "laorusse", and "larosuse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Larousse, spelled L-A-R-O-U-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille français.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A consulter leur acte de mariage à l'état civil de leur mairie, on voit bien qu'aucun membre de la famille Larousse n'était présent ce jour-là, et que les filles de Pauline Soulignat, Antonine Jury (Mme Georges Moreau depuis le 8 mai 1877) et Laurence Jury (Mme Claude Augé depuis juin 1880) avaient également boudé cette cérémonie qui avait eu le don d'irr…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alrousse
  • laorusse
  • larosuse
  • larouse
  • larouses
  • larrousse
  • laruosse
  • llarousse
  • lraousse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Larousse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alrousse2laorusse2larosuse2larouse1larouses2larrousse1laruosse2llarousse1
Edit distance from "Larousse"

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 "Larousse"?
"Larousse" is spelled L-A-R-O-U-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \la.ʁus\.
What does "Larousse" mean?
As a proper noun, "Larousse" means: Nom de famille français.
What are common misspellings of "Larousse"?
Common misspellings include "alrousse", "laorusse", "larosuse", "larouse", "larouses". The correct spelling is "Larousse".
How do you pronounce "Larousse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Larousse" is \la.ʁus\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Larousse" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

luttent9 variantslégume9 variantshôtesse9 variantsgravée9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list