lieu d’aisance
\ljø dɛ.zɑ̃s\
The verdict
“lieu d’aisance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au début du 20ᵉ siècle, désignation des W.-C., toilettes...
Corpus desk
Index FR-lieu-d-aisance · lieu d’aisance · French
lieu d’aisance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lieu d’aisance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ljø dɛ.zɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lieu d’aisance » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lieu d’aisance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ljø dɛ.zɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au début du 20ᵉ siècle, désignation des W.-C., toilettes...".
lieu d’aisance has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lieu d’aisance, spelled L-I-E-U- -D-’-A-I-S-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Au début du 20ᵉ siècle, désignation des W.-C., toilettes...
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lieu d’aisance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’était Byzance si l’on avait une cabane en planches dans le jardin, qui fît lieu d’aisance.
Des lieux publics, restaurants et établissements d’enseignement ont carrément aboli les lieux d’aisance genrés pour les remplacer par des installations où hommes et femmes sont obligés de se côtoyer.
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.