lentilles

\lɑ̃.tij\

/\lɑ̃.tij\/ noun

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The verdict

“lentilles” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,991. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,991
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lentilles · lentilles · French

lentilles · rank #11,991 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,991
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lacunes

Nearest frequency peer: lacunes (-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 « lentilles »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lentilles » 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).

lentilles vs lentille
89% similar

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

Key facts for lentilles
PropertyValue
Headwordlentilles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɑ̃.tij\
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,991
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lentilles »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lentillesse 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 « lacunes » (#11,990), « mare » (#11,992), « Joan » (#11,989). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lentilles » est au #11,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around lentilles (IPA \lɑ̃.tij\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,991 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de lentille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for lentilles, with forms such as "elntilles", "lenitlles", and "lenntilles". 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, "lentille", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lentilles, spelled L-E-N-T-I-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lentille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On présente une technique permettant de désanamorphoser des images sans l’emploi de lentilles cylindriques.
  2. J’ai accompagné d’une demi-bouteille de champigny de la mousse de pintadeau au genièvre, une crépine de pied de porc aux lentilles, un sorbet.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elntilles
  • lenitlles
  • lenntilles
  • lentilels
  • lentiles
  • lentilless
  • lentillse
  • lentliles
  • lenttilles
  • letnilles
  • llentilles
  • lnetilles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lentilles - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elntilles2lenitlles2lenntilles1lentilels2lentiles1lentilless1lentillse2lentliles2
Edit distance from "lentilles"

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 "lentilles"?
"lentilles" is spelled L-E-N-T-I-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ̃.tij\.
What does "lentilles" mean?
As a noun, "lentilles" means: Pluriel de lentille.
What words are commonly confused with "lentilles"?
"lentilles" is commonly confused with "lentille". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lentilles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lentilles" is \lɑ̃.tij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lentilles" come from?
"lentilles" 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 "lentilles", 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 (12 here; floor ≥5).

mâchoire12 variantsnullement12 variantsgrenouille12 variantsplaisant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list