lièvre de Patagonie

\ljɛvr də pa.ta.ɡɔ.ni\

/\ljɛvr də pa.ta.ɡɔ.ni\/ noun

The verdict

“lièvre de Patagonie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom usuel de Dolichotis patagonum, gros rongeur d'une dizaine de kilos, de la même famille que les cobayes, originaires du sud de l’Amérique du Sud.

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Index FR-lievre-de-patagonie · lièvre de Patagonie · French

lièvre de Patagonie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-9 9 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 lièvre de Patagonie
PropertyValue
Headwordlièvre de Patagonie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ljɛvr də pa.ta.ɡɔ.ni\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lièvre de Patagonie » en français

lièvre de Patagoniereste 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

lièvre de Patagonie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ljɛvr də pa.ta.ɡɔ.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom usuel de Dolichotis patagonum, gros rongeur d'une dizaine de kilos, de la même famille que les cobayes, originaires du sud de l’Amérique du Sud.".

lièvre de Patagonie has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is lièvre de Patagonie, spelled L-I-È-V-R-E- -D-E- -P-A-T-A-G-O-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom usuel de Dolichotis patagonum, gros rongeur d'une dizaine de kilos, de la même famille que les cobayes, originaires du sud de l’Amérique du Sud.

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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 "lièvre de Patagonie"?
"lièvre de Patagonie" is spelled L-I-È-V-R-E- -D-E- -P-A-T-A-G-O-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ljɛvr də pa.ta.ɡɔ.ni\.
What does "lièvre de Patagonie" mean?
As a noun, "lièvre de Patagonie" means: Nom usuel de Dolichotis patagonum, gros rongeur d'une dizaine de kilos, de la même famille que les cobayes, originaires du sud de l’Amérique du Sud.
How do you pronounce "lièvre de Patagonie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lièvre de Patagonie" is \ljɛvr də pa.ta.ɡɔ.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lièvre de Patagonie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list