lewy

\lɛvɨ\

/\lɛvɨ\/ adj

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The verdict

“lewy” is uncommon French (frequency #90,880 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,880
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gauche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lewy · lewy · French

lewy · rank #90,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,880
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH leishmaniose

Nearest frequency peer: leishmaniose (-2 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 « lewy »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « lewy » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lewy
PropertyValue
Headwordlewy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\lɛvɨ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#90,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lewy » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lewytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « leishmaniose » (#90,878), « libérable » (#90,882), « lick » (#90,883). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lewy » est au #90,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lewy is uncommon French at frequency #90,880 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \lɛvɨ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lewy, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 lewy, spelled L-E-W-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gauche.
  2. 2
    Illégal.
  3. 3
    Suspect, louche.
  4. 4
    De gauche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lewy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. W Polsce fotel kierowcy znajduje się zwykle po lewej stronie samochodu.
  2. Mam nadzieję, że policja nie zauważy, że mam lewe prawo jazdy.

Synonyms

nielegalnypodejrzanylewicowy

Antonyms

prawy

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 "lewy"?
"lewy" is spelled L-E-W-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛvɨ\.
What does "lewy" mean?
As an adjective, "lewy" means: Gauche.
How do you pronounce "lewy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lewy" is \lɛvɨ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lewy" come from?
"lewy" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lewy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lick#90,883linh#90,884lark#90,873Laly#90,870

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list