légume

\le.ɡym\

/\le.ɡym\/ noun

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The verdict

“légume” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,474. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,474
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toute sorte d’herbes potagères, de plantes, de racines, de graines comestibles. Organisme végétal considéré en tant qu’aliment et utilisé principalement dans des plats salés (par opposition aux fru...

Corpus desk

Index FR-legume · légume · French

légume · rank #17,474 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,474
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lycéen

Nearest frequency peer: lycéen (-2 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 « légume »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « légume » 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).

légume vs ligue
67% similar
légume vs lemme
50% similar
légume vs levure
50% similar

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

Key facts for légume
PropertyValue
Headwordlégume
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\le.ɡym\
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,474
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « légume »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).légumese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lycéen » (#17,472), « maigres » (#17,476), « luttent » (#17,471). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « légume » est au #17,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around légume (IPA \le.ɡym\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,474 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for légume, with forms such as "legume", "lgéume", and "llégume". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ligue", "lemme", "levure", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is légume, spelled L-É-G-U-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toute sorte d’herbes potagères, de plantes, de racines, de graines comestibles. Organisme végétal considéré en tant qu’aliment et utilisé principalement dans des plats salés (par opposition aux fruits) et en quantité substantielle (par opposition aux épices et aux herbes) ; on y inclus parfois les champignons comestibles.
  2. 2
    Synonyme de gousse, fruit des légumineuses.
  3. 3
    Personne ne faisant jamais rien, dans un état végétatif (au propre ou au figuré).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les pois mûrs & secs sont un des légumes qui fournissent la purée la plus délicate, & l’aliment le moins grossier.
  2. Chewing-gum, chocolat, vegetable stew, espèce de ragoût de légumes dont il est impossible de discerner les éléments.

Antonyms

fruit

This word in other languages

vegetable(English)verdura(Español)Gemüse(Deutsch)hortaliça(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • legume
  • lgéume
  • llégume
  • léggume
  • légmue
  • léguem
  • légumme
  • léugme
  • élgume

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of légume - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

legume1lgéume2llégume1léggume1légmue2léguem2légumme1léugme2
Edit distance from "légume"

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 "légume"?
"légume" is spelled L-É-G-U-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \le.ɡym\.
What does "légume" mean?
As a noun, "légume" means: Toute sorte d’herbes potagères, de plantes, de racines, de graines comestibles. Organisme végétal considéré en tant qu’aliment et utilisé principalement dans des plats salés (par opposition aux fru...
What words are commonly confused with "légume"?
"légume" is commonly confused with "ligue", "lemme", "levure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "légume"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "légume" is \le.ɡym\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "légume" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lycéen#17,472Manier#17,478Laurie#17,468Landry#17,466

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

luttent9 variantsLarousse9 variantsMissouri9 variantsnouilles9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list