lestage

\lɛs.taʒ\

/\lɛs.taʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“lestage” is uncommon French (frequency #98,182 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,182
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de lester, d’ajouter du lest.

Key facts for lestage
PropertyValue
Headwordlestage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛs.taʒ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lestage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). lestage lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lestage is uncommon French at frequency #98,182 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛs.taʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for lestage in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lestage, spelled L-E-S-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de lester, d’ajouter du lest.
  2. 2
    En plongée sous-marine, fait de lester sa combinaison afin de contrebalancer la flottabilité naturelle du corps humain, généralement à l’aide de blocs de plomb fixés à la ceinture ou au baudrier.

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 "lestage"?
"lestage" is spelled L-E-S-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛs.taʒ\.
What does "lestage" mean?
As a noun, "lestage" means: Action de lester, d’ajouter du lest.
How do you pronounce "lestage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lestage" is \lɛs.taʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lestage" come from?
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Using “lestage”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-E-S-T-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lɛs.taʒ\ (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

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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