lécithe
\le.sit\
The verdict
“lécithe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Vitellus ou jaune d’œuf.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lecithe · lécithe · French
lécithe · 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 | lécithe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \le.sit\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lécithe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lécithe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \le.sit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vitellus ou jaune d’œuf.".
lécithe has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lécithe, spelled L-É-C-I-T-H-E.
Definition
- 1Vitellus ou jaune d’œuf.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lécithe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On désigne sous le nom de vitellus ou lécithe, les substances organiques de réserve accumulées dans l’ovocyte au cours de sa genèse.
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.