Lecce
\lɛd.ʃɛ\
The verdict
“Lecce” is uncommon French (frequency #74,949 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,949
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Commune et ville de la région des Pouilles en Italie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lecce · Lecce · French
Lecce · rank #74,949 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,949
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH leaves
Nearest frequency peer: leaves (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Lecce”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Laureline
Laureline
25,055 corpus weight
- learned
learned
25,054 corpus weight
- leaves
leaves
25,053 corpus weight
- Lecce
Lecce
25,052 corpus weight
- leisure
leisure
25,051 corpus weight
- lenticulaire
lenticulaire
25,050 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Lecce” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lecce |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \lɛd.ʃɛ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #74,949 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lecce” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Lecce is uncommon French at frequency #74,949 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lɛd.ʃɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Lecce in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Lecce, spelled L-E-C-C-E.
Definition
- 1Commune et ville de la région des Pouilles en Italie.
- 2Province située autour de cette ville.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lecce appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thauvin est donc le quatrième champion du monde français de 2018 à rejoindre la Serie A après Olivier Giroud (Milan AC), Paul Pogba (Juventus) et Samuel Umtiti (prêté à Lecce par le Barça).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lecce", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.