Lecomte

\lə.kɔ̃t\

/\lə.kɔ̃t\/ name

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The verdict

“Lecomte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,247
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lecomte · Lecomte · French

Lecomte · rank #30,247 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,247
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lavoir

Nearest frequency peer: lavoir (-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 « Lecomte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Lecomte » 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).

Lecomte vs Leconte
86% similar
Lecomte vs Lacoste
71% similar
Lecomte vs Lacombe
71% similar

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

Key facts for Lecomte
PropertyValue
HeadwordLecomte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lə.kɔ̃t\
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,247
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Lecomte »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Lecomtese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lavoir » (#30,246), « lei » (#30,248), « lardons » (#30,245). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lecomte » est au #30,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Lecomte (IPA \lə.kɔ̃t\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,247 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lecomte, with forms such as "elcomte", "lceomte", and "leccomte". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Leconte", "Lacoste", "Lacombe", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Lecomte, spelled L-E-C-O-M-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lecomte lui chasse le poignet d’un revers fulgurant et double d’un jab au creux de l’estomac.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elcomte
  • lceomte
  • leccomte
  • lecmote
  • lecomet
  • lecommte
  • lecomtte
  • lecotme
  • leocmte
  • llecomte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lecomte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elcomte2lceomte2leccomte1lecmote2lecomet2lecommte1lecomtte1lecotme2
Edit distance from "Lecomte"

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 "Lecomte"?
"Lecomte" is spelled L-E-C-O-M-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.kɔ̃t\.
What does "Lecomte" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lecomte" means: Nom de famille
What words are commonly confused with "Lecomte"?
"Lecomte" is commonly confused with "Leconte", "Lacoste", "Lacombe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lecomte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lecomte" is \lə.kɔ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lecomte" come from?
"Lecomte" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lecomte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lardons#30,245lancera#30,244lépreux#30,255kitchen#30,237

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

levrette10 variantslâchés10 variantskhmers10 variantsKatanga10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list