leviathan
\lɪ.ˈvɑɪ.ə.θən\
The verdict
“leviathan” is an uncommon French word, ranked #62,411 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #62,411
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Énormément grand.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leviathan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \lɪ.ˈvɑɪ.ə.θən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,411 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leviathan” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for leviathan is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lɪ.ˈvɑɪ.ə.θən\. Corpus data places it at rank #62,411 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Énormément grand.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for leviathan in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is leviathan, spelled L-E-V-I-A-T-H-A-N.
Definition
- 1Énormément grand.
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.
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Using “leviathan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-E-V-I-A-T-H-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lɪ.ˈvɑɪ.ə.θən\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.