Lemberg

\lɛm.bɛʁɡ\

/\lɛm.bɛʁɡ\/ name

The verdict

“Lemberg” is uncommon French (frequency #96,080 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,080
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom allemand anciennement usité en français de Lviv, commune d’Ukraine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lemberg · Lemberg · French

Lemberg · rank #96,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,080
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lemasson

Nearest frequency peer: Lemasson (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Lemberg »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Lemberg » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lemberg
PropertyValue
HeadwordLemberg
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lɛm.bɛʁɡ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Lemberg » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Lembergtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Lemasson » (#96,079), « legge » (#96,078), « Liebermann » (#96,082). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lemberg » est au #96,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lemberg is uncommon French at frequency #96,080 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lɛm.bɛʁɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom allemand anciennement usité en français de Lviv, commune d’Ukraine.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Lemberg, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Lemberg, spelled L-E-M-B-E-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom allemand anciennement usité en français de Lviv, commune d’Ukraine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Elle a aussi une sœur jumelle dans l’ouest ukrainien, à 70 km environ de la frontière polonaise. « Nous sommes justement en train de monter un partenariat avec Lemberg en Ukraine, qui se dit Lviv là-bas », […]

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 "Lemberg"?
"Lemberg" is spelled L-E-M-B-E-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛm.bɛʁɡ\.
What does "Lemberg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lemberg" means: Nom allemand anciennement usité en français de Lviv, commune d’Ukraine.
How do you pronounce "Lemberg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lemberg" is \lɛm.bɛʁɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lemberg" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list