lieu de culte

\ljø d(ə) kylt\

/\ljø d(ə) kylt\/ noun

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.

Key facts for lieu de culte
PropertyValue
Headwordlieu de culte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ljø d(ə) kylt\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lieu de culte” sits in French frequency

lieu de culte falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

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

  1. 1
    Endroit où se pratiquent collectivement les rites d’une religion.
  2. 2
    Édifice conçu pour la pratique collective des rites d’une religion.

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lieu de culte"?
"lieu de culte" is spelled L-I-E-U- -D-E- -C-U-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ljø d(ə) kylt\.
What does "lieu de culte" mean?
As a noun, "lieu de culte" means: Endroit où se pratiquent collectivement les rites d’une religion.
How do you pronounce "lieu de culte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lieu de culte" is \ljø d(ə) kylt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lieu de culte" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list