lenis
The verdict
“lenis” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mou, moelleux, tendre, qui n'a pas d'aspérité, agréable aux sens, doux, facile, calme, agréable, simple.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lenis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lenis” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lenis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mou, moelleux, tendre, qui n'a pas d'aspérité, agréable aux sens, doux, facile, calme, agréable, simple.".
lenis has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lenis, spelled L-E-N-I-S.
Definition
- 1Mou, moelleux, tendre, qui n'a pas d'aspérité, agréable aux sens, doux, facile, calme, agréable, simple.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lenis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-E-N-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.