leuning
The verdict
“leuning” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rampe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-leuning · leuning · French
leuning · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | leuning |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « leuning » en français
Rare enough to double-check
leuning is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for leuning in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is leuning, spelled L-E-U-N-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Rampe.
- 2Appui, balustrade.
- 3Dossier, dos.
- 4Accoudoir.
- 5Parapet.
- 6Garde-corps, garde-fou.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how leuning appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
de leuning van een trap
de leuning van een raam
Synonyms
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.