leda
\ˈle.da\
The verdict
“leda” is uncommon French (frequency #81,307 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,307
- frequency rank, French
- 128,088
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En cuir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-leda · leda · French
leda · rank #81,307 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,307
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 128,088
- PHOTO-FINISH Lavaud
Nearest frequency peer: Lavaud (-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 “leda”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- labiale
labiale
18,698 corpus weight
- Langelier
Langelier
18,696 corpus weight
- Lavaud
Lavaud
18,695 corpus weight
- leda
leda
18,694 corpus weight
- Leffe
Leffe
18,693 corpus weight
- leopardi
leopardi
18,692 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “leda” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leda |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈle.da\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #81,307 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leda” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
leda is uncommon French at frequency #81,307 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈle.da\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En cuir.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for leda, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 leda, spelled L-E-D-A.
Definition
- 1En cuir.
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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 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.