lieu d’aisance

\ljø dɛ.zɑ̃s\

/\ljø dɛ.zɑ̃s\/ noun

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.

Key facts for lieu d’aisance
PropertyValue
Headwordlieu d’aisance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ljø dɛ.zɑ̃s\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lieu d’aisance » en français

lieu d’aisancereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    Au début du 20ᵉ siècle, désignation des W.-C., toilettes...

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’était Byzance si l’on avait une cabane en planches dans le jardin, qui fît lieu d’aisance.
  2. 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.

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 "lieu d’aisance"?
"lieu d’aisance" is spelled L-I-E-U- -D-’-A-I-S-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ljø dɛ.zɑ̃s\.
What does "lieu d’aisance" mean?
As a noun, "lieu d’aisance" means: Au début du 20ᵉ siècle, désignation des W.-C., toilettes...
How do you pronounce "lieu d’aisance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lieu d’aisance" is \ljø dɛ.zɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lieu d’aisance" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list