lentement

\lɑ̃t.mɑ̃\

/\lɑ̃t.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“lentement” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,247
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De manière lente, peu rapide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lentement · lentement · French

lentement · rank #4,247 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,247
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Justin

Nearest frequency peer: Justin (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lentement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lentement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lentement vs lancement
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lentement
PropertyValue
Headwordlentement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\lɑ̃t.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,247
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lentement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lentementse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Justin » (#4,246), « littéralement » (#4,248), « jules » (#4,245). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lentement » est au #4,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around lentement (IPA \lɑ̃t.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #4,247 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "De manière lente, peu rapide.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for lentement, with forms such as "elntement", "lenetment", and "lenntement". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "lancement", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 lentement, spelled L-E-N-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    De manière lente, peu rapide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tout d’un coup, lentement, comme une gueule, s’ouvrirent les deux battants des portes.
  2. On procède à l'incubation des œufs en les exposant à une température artificielle qui doit être élevée lentement et graduellement depuis 12° jusqu'à 25° ou 30°.

Synonyms

à pas de tortueà pas d'hommedoucement

Antonyms

rapidementvite

This word in other languages

slowly(English)despacio(Español)langsam(Deutsch)devagar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elntement
  • lenetment
  • lenntement
  • lenteemnt
  • lentemennt
  • lentementt
  • lentemetn
  • lentemment
  • lentemnet
  • lentmeent
  • lenttement
  • letnement
  • llentement
  • lnetement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lentement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elntement2lenetment2lenntement1lenteemnt2lentemennt1lentementt1lentemetn2lentemment1
Edit distance from "lentement"

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 "lentement"?
"lentement" is spelled L-E-N-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃t.mɑ̃\.
What does "lentement" mean?
As an adverb, "lentement" means: De manière lente, peu rapide.
What words are commonly confused with "lentement"?
"lentement" is commonly confused with "lancement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lentement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lentement" is \lɑ̃t.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lentement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

navigation14 variantsraisonnable14 variantsCalifornie14 variantstraverser14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list