léchette

\le.ʃɛt\

/\le.ʃɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“léchette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite tranche mince, petite lèche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lechette · léchette · French

léchette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for léchette
PropertyValue
Headwordléchette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\le.ʃɛt\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « léchette » en français

léchetten'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

léchette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \le.ʃɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petite tranche mince, petite lèche.".

léchette has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is léchette, spelled L-É-C-H-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite tranche mince, petite lèche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quant à Barbuche, s’il eût pu donner son opinion, il eût certainement conclu qu’une léchette de bœuf et une tranche de pain étaient de beaucoup préférables aux fleurs, aux rubans et aux caresses.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "léchette"?
"léchette" is spelled L-É-C-H-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \le.ʃɛt\.
What does "léchette" mean?
As a noun, "léchette" means: Petite tranche mince, petite lèche.
How do you pronounce "léchette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "léchette" is \le.ʃɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "léchette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list