lingo

\ˈlĩŋ.gu\

/\ˈlĩŋ.gu\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de lingar.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lingo · lingo · French

lingo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 lingo
PropertyValue
Headwordlingo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈlĩŋ.gu\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lingo » en français

lingon'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lingo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈlĩŋ.gu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de lingar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for lingo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lingo, spelled L-I-N-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de lingar.

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 "lingo"?
"lingo" is spelled L-I-N-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈlĩŋ.gu\.
What does "lingo" mean?
As a verb, "lingo" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de lingar.
How do you pronounce "lingo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lingo" is \ˈlĩŋ.gu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lingo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list