lemming
\lɛm.miŋ\
The verdict
“lemming” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit rongeur subnival vivant généralement dans les régions arctiques, et migrateur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lemming · lemming · French
lemming · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lemming |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛm.miŋ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lemming” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lemming is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛm.miŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit rongeur subnival vivant généralement dans les régions arctiques, et migrateur.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for lemming in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is lemming, spelled L-E-M-M-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Petit rongeur subnival vivant généralement dans les régions arctiques, et migrateur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lemming appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Linné est le premier naturaliste qui ait étudié les Lemmings dans les montagnes de la Laponie, mais il n’assista point à une migration.
En tête du cortège, les lemmings au pelage tacheté de jaune ambré, de roux et de noir.
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