Larzac

\laʁ.zak\

/\laʁ.zak\/ name

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The verdict

“Larzac” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,381
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de la Dordogne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-larzac · Larzac · French

Larzac · rank #41,381 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,381
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH largage

Nearest frequency peer: largage (-2 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 « Larzac »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Larzac » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Larzac vs lazar
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Larzac
PropertyValue
HeadwordLarzac
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\laʁ.zak\
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,381
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Larzac »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Larzacse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « largage » (#41,379), « Lavallée » (#41,383), « landais » (#41,378). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Larzac » est au #41,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Larzac (IPA \laʁ.zak\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #41,381 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Commune française, située dans le département de la Dordogne.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Larzac, with forms such as "alrzac", "larazc", and "larrzac". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "lazar", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Larzac, spelled L-A-R-Z-A-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Dordogne.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alrzac
  • larazc
  • larrzac
  • larzacc
  • larzca
  • larzzac
  • lazrac
  • llarzac
  • lrazac

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Larzac - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alrzac2larazc2larrzac1larzacc1larzca2larzzac1lazrac2llarzac1
Edit distance from "Larzac"

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 "Larzac"?
"Larzac" is spelled L-A-R-Z-A-C. The IPA pronunciation is \laʁ.zak\.
What does "Larzac" mean?
As a proper noun, "Larzac" means: Commune française, située dans le département de la Dordogne.
What words are commonly confused with "Larzac"?
"Larzac" is commonly confused with "lazar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Larzac"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Larzac" is \laʁ.zak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Larzac" come from?
"Larzac" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

laines#41,376kazakh#41,368Juvisy#41,367jovial#41,363

Similar misspelling depth

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

Mallory9 variantsjeûner9 variantsmarnes9 variantsMermoz9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list