lider

\ˈliː.dɛr\

/\ˈliː.dɛr\/ verb

The verdict

“lider” is uncommon French (frequency #99,288 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,288
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impersonnel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe lidañ/lidiñ.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lider · lider · French

lider · rank #99,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,288
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH libertarienne

Nearest frequency peer: libertarienne (-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 « lider »

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 « lider » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lider
PropertyValue
Headwordlider
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈliː.dɛr\
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,288
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lider » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lidertombe 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: « libertarienne » (#99,287), « ligamentaire » (#99,290), « lexicographie » (#99,285). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lider » est au #99,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lider is uncommon French at frequency #99,288 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈliː.dɛr\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Impersonnel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe lidañ/lidiñ.".

lider doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lider, spelled L-I-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impersonnel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe lidañ/lidiñ.

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 "lider"?
"lider" is spelled L-I-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈliː.dɛr\.
What does "lider" mean?
As a verb, "lider" means: Impersonnel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe lidañ/lidiñ.
How do you pronounce "lider"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lider" is \ˈliː.dɛr\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lider" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list