lenze
\ˈlɛnt͡sə\
The verdict
“lenze” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de lenzen.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lenze |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈlɛnt͡sə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lenze” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lenze is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈlɛnt͡sə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
lenze doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 lenze, spelled L-E-N-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de lenzen.
- 2Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de lenzen.
- 3Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent I de lenzen.
- 4Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent I de lenzen.
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 “lenze”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-E-N-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈlɛnt͡sə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.