Legrand

/\lə.ɡʁɑ̃\/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,178

in French word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Legrand is aFrenchname. It means: Nom de famille. Pronounced \lə.ɡʁɑ̃\. Often confused with legend and Lefranc.

Key facts for Legrand
PropertyValue
HeadwordLegrand
LanguageFrench
Part of speechName
IPA\lə.ɡʁɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,178
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Legrand in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Legrand is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lə.ɡʁɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #17,178 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Legrand, with forms such as "elgrand", "legarnd", and "leggrand". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "legend", "Lefranc", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is Legrand, spelled L-E-G-R-A-N-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elgrand,legarnd,leggrand,legradn,legrandd,legrannd,legrnad,legrrand,lergand,lgerand,llegrand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Legrand

Misspelling Variants of "Legrand"

elgrand7legarnd7leggrand8legradn7legrandd8legrannd8legrnad7legrrand8
Misspelling Variants of "Legrand"

Frequency rank: #17,178 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Legrand"?
"Legrand" is spelled L-E-G-R-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.ɡʁɑ̃\.
What does "Legrand" mean?
As a name, "Legrand" means: Nom de famille.
What words are commonly confused with "Legrand"?
"Legrand" is commonly confused with "legend", "Lefranc". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Legrand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Legrand" is \lə.ɡʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Legrand" come from?
"Legrand" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.