letta
\ˈlɛt.ta\
The verdict
“letta” is uncommon French (frequency #94,996 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,996
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe passé au féminin singulier de leggere.
Corpus desk
Index FR-letta · letta · French
letta · rank #94,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,996
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH Letourneur
Nearest frequency peer: Letourneur (-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 « letta »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Letourneur
Letourneur
5,006 corpus weight
- letta
letta
5,005 corpus weight
- libellées
libellées
5,004 corpus weight
- libertas
libertas
5,003 corpus weight
- Licata
Licata
5,002 corpus weight
- licencient
licencient
5,001 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « letta » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | letta |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈlɛt.ta\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #94,996 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « letta » en français
Rare enough to double-check
letta is uncommon French at frequency #94,996 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈlɛt.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe passé au féminin singulier de leggere.".
No misspelling variants are generated for letta in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is letta, spelled L-E-T-T-A.
Definition
- 1Participe passé au féminin singulier de leggere.
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 "letta"?
What does "letta" mean?
How do you pronounce "letta"?
What language does "letta" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "letta", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).