Lesparre
\lɛs.paʁ\
The verdict
“Lesparre” is uncommon French (frequency #98,181 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,181
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom abrégé de la commune française de Lesparre-Médoc, située dans le département de la Gironde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lesparre · Lesparre · French
Lesparre · rank #98,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,181
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH lesbianisme
Nearest frequency peer: lesbianisme (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Lesparre »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Leena
Leena
1,824 corpus weight
- lesbianisme
lesbianisme
1,821 corpus weight
- Lesparre
Lesparre
1,820 corpus weight
- lestage
lestage
1,819 corpus weight
- lettrines
lettrines
1,817 corpus weight
- lexicologie
lexicologie
1,816 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Lesparre » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lesparre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \lɛs.paʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #98,181 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Lesparre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Lesparre is uncommon French at frequency #98,181 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \lɛs.paʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom abrégé de la commune française de Lesparre-Médoc, située dans le département de la Gironde.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Lesparre in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Lesparre, spelled L-E-S-P-A-R-R-E.
Definition
- 1Nom abrégé de la commune française de Lesparre-Médoc, située dans le département de la Gironde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lesparre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
M. le Doyen, au moment où le scandale éclata, était vicaire à Lesparre.
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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