lingettes

\lɛ̃.ʒɛt\

/\lɛ̃.ʒɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“lingettes” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,881. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,881
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de lingette.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lingettes · lingettes · French

lingettes · rank #39,881 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,881
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH limbe

Nearest frequency peer: limbe (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lingettes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lingettes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lingettes vs lunettes
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lingettes
PropertyValue
Headwordlingettes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛ̃.ʒɛt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,881
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lingettes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lingettesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « limbe » (#39,880), « libertins » (#39,879), « localisations » (#39,883). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lingettes » est au #39,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around lingettes (IPA \lɛ̃.ʒɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,881 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de lingette.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for lingettes, with forms such as "ilngettes", "lignettes", and "linegttes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "lunettes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lingettes, spelled L-I-N-G-E-T-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lingette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un toucher soyeux grâce aux lingettes post-épilation pour une peau sublime !

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilngettes
  • lignettes
  • linegttes
  • lingetes
  • lingetets
  • lingettess
  • lingettse
  • linggettes
  • lingtetes
  • linngettes
  • llingettes
  • lnigettes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lingettes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilngettes2lignettes2linegttes2lingetes1lingetets2lingettess1lingettse2linggettes1
Edit distance from "lingettes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lingettes"?
"lingettes" is spelled L-I-N-G-E-T-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ̃.ʒɛt\.
What does "lingettes" mean?
As a noun, "lingettes" means: Pluriel de lingette.
What words are commonly confused with "lingettes"?
"lingettes" is commonly confused with "lunettes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lingettes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lingettes" is \lɛ̃.ʒɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lingettes" come from?
"lingettes" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lingettes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

libertins#39,879Lovecraft#39,885Lavoisier#39,871lapidaire#39,870

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

mathurin12 variantsKouchner12 variantsmongoles12 variantsméritais12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list