Lebrun

\lə.bʁœ̃\

/\lə.bʁœ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Lebrun” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,922
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lebrun · Lebrun · French

Lebrun · rank #23,922 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,922
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lassitude

Nearest frequency peer: lassitude (-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 « Lebrun »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Lebrun » 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).

Lebrun vs learn
50% similar
Lebrun vs lebon
50% similar
Lebrun vs LeBron
67% similar

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

Key facts for Lebrun
PropertyValue
HeadwordLebrun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lə.bʁœ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,922
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Lebrun »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Lebrunse 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 « lassitude » (#23,921), « libérez » (#23,923), « kris » (#23,920). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lebrun » est au #23,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Lebrun (IPA \lə.bʁœ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,922 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lebrun, with forms such as "elbrun", "lberun", and "lebbrun". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "learn", "lebon", "LeBron", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Lebrun, spelled L-E-B-R-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aux abords de Talmont, Jean-Paul Lebrun actionna le clignotant de sa Xantia et se gara face à la mer.
  2. Le prodige du tennis de table Félix Lebrun remporte son premier titre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elbrun
  • lberun
  • lebbrun
  • lebrnu
  • lebrrun
  • lebrunn
  • leburn
  • lerbun
  • llebrun

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lebrun - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elbrun2lberun2lebbrun1lebrnu2lebrrun1lebrunn1leburn2lerbun2
Edit distance from "Lebrun"

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 "Lebrun"?
"Lebrun" is spelled L-E-B-R-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.bʁœ̃\.
What does "Lebrun" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lebrun" means: Nom de famille.
What words are commonly confused with "Lebrun"?
"Lebrun" is commonly confused with "learn", "lebon", "LeBron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lebrun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lebrun" is \lə.bʁœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lebrun" come from?
"Lebrun" 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 "Lebrun", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list