lecture

\lɛk.tyʁ\

/\lɛk.tyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“lecture” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,526
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’une personne qui lit à haute voix.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lecture · lecture · French

lecture · rank #1,526 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,526
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH influence

Nearest frequency peer: influence (-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 « lecture »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lecture » 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).

lecture vs lettre
71% similar
lecture vs levure
71% similar
lecture vs Lescure
57% similar

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

Key facts for lecture
PropertyValue
Headwordlecture
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛk.tyʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,526
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lecture »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lecturese 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 « influence » (#1,525), « maman » (#1,527), « imagine » (#1,524). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lecture » est au #1,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lecture (IPA \lɛk.tyʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,526 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lecture, with forms such as "elcture", "lceture", and "leccture". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "lettre", "levure", "Lescure", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lecture, spelled L-E-C-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’une personne qui lit à haute voix.
  2. 2
    Reproduction par la voix d’un texte écrit ou imprimé.
  3. 3
    Action, habitude de lire seul et des yeux, pour son instruction ou pour son plaisir.
  4. 4
    S’emploie surtout au pluriel pour désigner ce qu’on lit, ce qu’on a lu.
  5. 5
    Instruction qui résulte de la lecture.
  6. 6
    Enseignement qui rend les enfants ou les illettrés capables de lire.
  7. 7
    Se dit de textes particulièrement choisis pour développer l’art et le goût de la lecture chez les enfants.
  8. 8
    Observation visuelle.
  9. 9
    Interprétation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sa lecture est parfaite. Sa lecture est monotone.
  2. On fit la lecture du contrat de mariage en présence de tous les parents.

This word in other languages

reading(English)lectura(Español)Lesen(Deutsch)leitura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elcture
  • lceture
  • leccture
  • lectrue
  • lectture
  • lectuer
  • lecturre
  • lecutre
  • letcure
  • llecture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lecture - 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.

elcture2lceture2leccture1lectrue2lectture1lectuer2lecturre1lecutre2
Edit distance from "lecture"

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 "lecture"?
"lecture" is spelled L-E-C-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛk.tyʁ\.
What does "lecture" mean?
As a noun, "lecture" means: Action d’une personne qui lit à haute voix.
What words are commonly confused with "lecture"?
"lecture" is commonly confused with "lettre", "levure", "Lescure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lecture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lecture" is \lɛk.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lecture" come from?
"lecture" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

imagine#1,524moderne#1,530détails#1,519célèbre#1,516

Similar misspelling depth

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

matchs10 variantsartiste10 variantscommunes10 variantscontenu10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list