laryngite

\la.ʁɛ̃.ʒit\

/\la.ʁɛ̃.ʒit\/ noun

The verdict

“laryngite” is uncommon French (frequency #84,004 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,004
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inflammation aiguë ou chronique du larynx.

Key facts for laryngite
PropertyValue
Headwordlaryngite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.ʁɛ̃.ʒit\
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “laryngite” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). laryngite lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

laryngite is uncommon French at frequency #84,004 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \la.ʁɛ̃.ʒit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inflammation aiguë ou chronique du larynx.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for laryngite, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is laryngite, spelled L-A-R-Y-N-G-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inflammation aiguë ou chronique du larynx.

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); 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 "laryngite"?
"laryngite" is spelled L-A-R-Y-N-G-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \la.ʁɛ̃.ʒit\.
What does "laryngite" mean?
As a noun, "laryngite" means: Inflammation aiguë ou chronique du larynx.
How do you pronounce "laryngite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laryngite" is \la.ʁɛ̃.ʒit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "laryngite" come from?
"laryngite" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “laryngite”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-A-R-Y-N-G-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \la.ʁɛ̃.ʒit\ (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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list