le leur
\lə lœʁ\
The verdict
“le leur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Possessif de la troisième personne du pluriel au masculin singulier. Ce qui est à eux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-le-leur · le leur · French
le leur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | le leur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | \lə lœʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « le leur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
le leur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \lə lœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Possessif de la troisième personne du pluriel au masculin singulier. Ce qui est à eux.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for le leur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is le leur, spelled L-E- -L-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Possessif de la troisième personne du pluriel au masculin singulier. Ce qui est à eux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how le leur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lorsqu'il est fatigué de rêver à Marion et au bonheur qui sera le leur, il songe à ceux qui, au cours de ces dernières années, l'ont aidé.
L’État a choisi le dossier Cofiroute et son tunnel de dix kilomètres à deux niveaux de circulation superposés réservé aux seuls véhicules légers : les poids lourds n’emprunteront pas l'ouvrage, ils auront le leur.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.