Lemonnier

\lə.mɔ.nje\

/\lə.mɔ.nje\/ name

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The verdict

“Lemonnier” is uncommon French (frequency #52,158 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,158
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lemonnier · Lemonnier · French

Lemonnier · rank #52,158 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,158
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lenteurs

Nearest frequency peer: lenteurs (+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 « Lemonnier »

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 « Lemonnier » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lemonnier
PropertyValue
HeadwordLemonnier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lə.mɔ.nje\
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,158
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Lemonnier » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Lemonniertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « lenteurs » (#52,159), « lassent » (#52,156), « Lesbos » (#52,160). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lemonnier » est au #52,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lemonnier is uncommon French at frequency #52,158 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lə.mɔ.nje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lemonnier, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Lemonnier, spelled L-E-M-O-N-N-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Maxime Sivis, Matthis Riou (quadriceps) et Pierre Lemonnier (adducteurs) seront absents.
  2. Dimanche 8 janvier à 18 h : François Lemonnier et Emmanuel Bex.

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 "Lemonnier"?
"Lemonnier" is spelled L-E-M-O-N-N-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.mɔ.nje\.
What does "Lemonnier" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lemonnier" means: Nom de famille.
How do you pronounce "Lemonnier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lemonnier" is \lə.mɔ.nje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lemonnier" come from?
"Lemonnier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list