lessive de soude

\lɛ.siv də sud\

/\lɛ.siv də sud\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hydroxyde de sodium en solution aqueuse. Même à très faible concentration il s'agit d'un produit très caustique qui dégrade les tissus vivants.

Key facts for lessive de soude
PropertyValue
Headwordlessive de soude
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛ.siv də sud\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lessive de soude” sits in French frequency

lessive de soude 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

lessive de soude is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ.siv də sud\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hydroxyde de sodium en solution aqueuse. Même à très faible concentration il s'agit d'un produit très caustique qui dégrade les tissus vivants.".

lessive de soude has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 lessive de soude, spelled L-E-S-S-I-V-E- -D-E- -S-O-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hydroxyde de sodium en solution aqueuse. Même à très faible concentration il s'agit d'un produit très caustique qui dégrade les tissus vivants.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lessive de soude"?
"lessive de soude" is spelled L-E-S-S-I-V-E- -D-E- -S-O-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ.siv də sud\.
What does "lessive de soude" mean?
As a noun, "lessive de soude" means: Hydroxyde de sodium en solution aqueuse. Même à très faible concentration il s'agit d'un produit très caustique qui dégrade les tissus vivants.
How do you pronounce "lessive de soude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lessive de soude" is \lɛ.siv də sud\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lessive de soude" come from?
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Using “lessive de soude”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-E-S-S-I-V-E- -D-E- -S-O-U-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lɛ.siv də sud\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list