lézard

\le.zaʁ\

/\le.zaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“lézard” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,782
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit reptile saurien à quatre pattes et à longue queue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lezard · lézard · French

lézard · rank #20,782 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,782
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lucifer

Nearest frequency peer: lucifer (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lézard »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lézard » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lézard vs lézards
86% similar
lézard vs lard
67% similar
lézard vs lead
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lézard
PropertyValue
Headwordlézard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\le.zaʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,782
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lézard »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lézardse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lucifer » (#20,781), « manettes » (#20,783), « LP » (#20,780). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lézard » est au #20,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around lézard (IPA \le.zaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,782 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lézard, with forms such as "lezard", "llézard", and "lzéard". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "lézards", "lard", "lead", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lézard, spelled L-É-Z-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit reptile saurien à quatre pattes et à longue queue.
  2. 2
    Peau de lézard utilisée en maroquinerie, ou son imitation.
  3. 3
    Bruit de sifflement parasite.
  4. 4
    Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries. Il est généralement représenté vu de dessus, les pattes largement espacées du corps et montant (posé en pal la tête vers le chef). Il est parfois représenté passant mais dans ce cas, il faut le blasonner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous errâmes longtemps dans l’édifice abandonné, suivant d’interminables corridors, montant et descendant des escaliers hasardeux, ni plus ni moins que des héros d’Anne Radcliffe, mais nous ne vîmes en fait de fantômes que deux pauvres lézards qui se sauvèrent à toutes jambes, ignorant sans doute, en leur qualité d’Espagnols, le proverbe français : Le léz…
  2. À la pente du roc que la flamme pénètre, Le lézard souple et long s’enivre de sommeil, Et, par instants, saisi d’un frisson de bien-être, Il agite son dos d’émeraude au soleil.

This word in other languages

lizard(English)lagarto(Español)Eidechse(Deutsch)lagarto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lezard
  • llézard
  • lzéard
  • léazrd
  • lézadr
  • lézardd
  • lézarrd
  • lézrad
  • lézzard
  • élzard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lézard - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lezard1llézard1lzéard2léazrd2lézadr2lézardd1lézarrd1lézrad2
Edit distance from "lézard"

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 "lézard"?
"lézard" is spelled L-É-Z-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \le.zaʁ\.
What does "lézard" mean?
As a noun, "lézard" means: Petit reptile saurien à quatre pattes et à longue queue.
What words are commonly confused with "lézard"?
"lézard" is commonly confused with "lézards", "lard", "lead". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lézard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lézard" is \le.zaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lézard" come from?
"lézard" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

living#20,777lieues#20,775lester#20,774labels#20,771

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

manettes10 variantslucifer10 variantslaxisme10 variantsmédaillé10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list