lian
\ˈli.an\
The verdict
“lian” is uncommon French (frequency #63,884 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,884
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif singulier de lia.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lian · lian · French
lian · rank #63,884 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,884
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH lesse
Nearest frequency peer: lesse (-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 « lian »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- leitão
leitão
36,120 corpus weight
- Lesley
Lesley
36,119 corpus weight
- lesse
lesse
36,118 corpus weight
- lian
lian
36,117 corpus weight
- lignon
lignon
36,115 corpus weight
- limbo
limbo
36,114 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « lian » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lian |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈli.an\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #63,884 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lian » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lian is uncommon French at frequency #63,884 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈli.an\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Accusatif singulier de lia.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lian, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lian, spelled L-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Accusatif singulier de lia.
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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