lauze
\loz\
The verdict
“lauze” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de pierre plate, de schiste, de calcaire, de grès, de basalte, de phonolithe ou de gneiss obtenue par clivage de blocs et utilisée pour les toitures des maisons ou le dallage des sols.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lauze · lauze · French
lauze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | lauze |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \loz\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lauze » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lauze is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \loz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lauze, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lauze, spelled L-A-U-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Sorte de pierre plate, de schiste, de calcaire, de grès, de basalte, de phonolithe ou de gneiss obtenue par clivage de blocs et utilisée pour les toitures des maisons ou le dallage des sols.
- 2Ardoise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lauze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Enfin, à travers les petits arbres, Angelo aperçut une bergerie. Ses murs étaient couleur de pain et elle était couverte en lauze, qui sont d’énormes pierres plates très lourdes.
Plus bas, nous commençons à entrer dans une série de petits villages extraordinairement pauvres et très rébarbatifs, car construits en pierre noire, en schiste noir, couverts, en guise de toiture, de pierres plates qu’on appelle des lauzes, qui sont également noires.
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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.