lentille de contact

\lɑ̃.tij də kɔ̃.takt\

/\lɑ̃.tij də kɔ̃.takt\/ noun

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The verdict

“lentille de contact” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lentille correctrice placée directement au contact de l’œil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lentille-de-contact · lentille de contact · French

lentille de contact · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for lentille de contact
PropertyValue
Headwordlentille de contact
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.tij də kɔ̃.takt\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lentille de contact” sits in French frequency

lentille de contact falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lentille de contact is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃.tij də kɔ̃.takt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lentille correctrice placée directement au contact de l’œil.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lentille de contact, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lentille de contact, spelled L-E-N-T-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -C-O-N-T-A-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lentille correctrice placée directement au contact de l’œil.

This word in other languages

contact(English)Kontaktschale(Deutsch)lente de contato(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lentille de contact"?
"lentille de contact" is spelled L-E-N-T-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -C-O-N-T-A-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.tij də kɔ̃.takt\.
What does "lentille de contact" mean?
As a noun, "lentille de contact" means: Lentille correctrice placée directement au contact de l’œil.
How do you pronounce "lentille de contact"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lentille de contact" is \lɑ̃.tij də kɔ̃.takt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lentille de contact" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list