lieu de culte
\ljø d(ə) kylt\
The verdict
“lieu de culte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Endroit où se pratiquent collectivement les rites d’une religion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lieu-de-culte · lieu de culte · French
lieu de culte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 de culte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ljø d(ə) kylt\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lieu de culte” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lieu de culte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ljø d(ə) kylt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lieu de culte, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lieu de culte, spelled L-I-E-U- -D-E- -C-U-L-T-E.
Definition
- 1Endroit où se pratiquent collectivement les rites d’une religion.
- 2Édifice conçu pour la pratique collective des rites d’une religion.
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