lingual
\lɛ̃.ɡɥal\
The verdict
“lingual” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la langue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lingual · lingual · French
lingual · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | lingual |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \lɛ̃.ɡɥal\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lingual is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \lɛ̃.ɡɥal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lingual, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lingual, spelled L-I-N-G-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1Relatif à la langue.
- 2Formé par les différents mouvements et les différentes positions de la langue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lingual appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La vitesse de la projection linguale est considérable : en moins d’un quinzième de seconde, l’organe a effectué son double trajet d’aller et retour.
D, T, L, N, R sont des consonnes linguales.
This word in other languages
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.