lichette

\li.ʃɛt\

/\li.ʃɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“lichette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite tranche de pain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lichette · lichette · French

lichette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for lichette
PropertyValue
Headwordlichette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.ʃɛt\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lichette » en français

lichetten'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lichette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.ʃɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

lichette has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 lichette, spelled L-I-C-H-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite tranche de pain.
  2. 2
    Petite quantité d’un liquide, d’un aliment.
  3. 3
    Action de sucer fortement la peau ou résultat de cette action ; suçon.
  4. 4
    Petite attache, faite de tissu, d’une serviette ou chaînette métallique dans le col d’un vêtement (de pluie), servant à les suspendre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est encore le pain qui sera la victime. À genoux devant mon petit rayon, j'empoigne le quignon et me taille une bonne lichette.
  2. Mes deux compagnons n’étaient pas oubliés : j’aimais tellement mon Papillon que parfois je lui mettais un « soupçon » de beurre sur sa lichette ; je crois qu’il me remerciait avec ses bons yeux.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lichette"?
"lichette" is spelled L-I-C-H-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \li.ʃɛt\.
What does "lichette" mean?
As a noun, "lichette" means: Petite tranche de pain.
How do you pronounce "lichette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lichette" is \li.ʃɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lichette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list