lent
\lɑ̃\
The verdict
“lent” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,840
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas rapide dans ses mouvements, dans ses actions, qui n’agit pas avec promptitude.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lent · lent · French
lent · rank #6,840 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,840
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH journalisme
Nearest frequency peer: journalisme (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “lent”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- internautes
internautes
93,164 corpus weight
- invitée
invitée
93,163 corpus weight
- journalisme
journalisme
93,162 corpus weight
- lent
lent
93,161 corpus weight
- Libye
Libye
93,160 corpus weight
- linge
linge
93,159 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “lent” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \lɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,840 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “lent” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around lent (IPA \lɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,840 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for lent, with forms such as "elnt", "lennt", and "lentt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "LT", "les", "lit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lent, spelled L-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est pas rapide dans ses mouvements, dans ses actions, qui n’agit pas avec promptitude.
- 2Qualifie certains mouvements qui manquent de vivacité.
- 3Qualifie certaines facultés et de certaines choses dont l’action ou l’effet manque de promptitude.
- 4Qui se déroule dans un temps fort long.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si, au contraire, la claudication est dans le train postérieur, on débute par l’allure la plus lente, et, au retour, l’on vous gratifie d’un peu de trot, […].
Il est lent dans tout ce qu’il fait à, tout ce qu’il fait. — Il est lent à punir, prompt à récompenser.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elnt
- lennt
- lentt
- letn
- llent
- lnet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lent - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lent", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "lent" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "LT". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,840 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.