Léthé
\le.te\
The verdict
“Léthé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En mythologie grecque, fleuve des Enfers où les ombres des morts allaient boire pour oublier le passé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lethe · Léthé · French
Léthé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Léthé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \le.te\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Léthé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \le.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Léthé in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Léthé, spelled L-É-T-H-É.
Definition
- 1En mythologie grecque, fleuve des Enfers où les ombres des morts allaient boire pour oublier le passé.
- 2Oubli.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Léthé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces âmes [des champs Élysées, après mille ans] allaient boire de l’eau du Léthé, et demandaient instamment à rentrer dans de nouveaux corps, et à revoir la lumière du jour.
Il n’a su réchauffer ce cadavre hébété Où coule au lieu de sang l’eau verte du Léthé.
This word in other languages
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.