lionne

\ljɔn\

/\ljɔn\/ noun

The verdict

“lionne” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,845. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,845
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femelle du lion (Panthera leo sur Wikispecies ).

Corpus desk

Index FR-lionne · lionne · French

lionne · rank #29,845 · 6 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,845
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH limonade

Nearest frequency peer: limonade (-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 « lionne »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lionne » 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).

lionne vs lone
67% similar
lionne vs lions
67% similar
lionne vs longe
67% similar

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

Key facts for lionne
PropertyValue
Headwordlionne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ljɔn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,845
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lionne »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lionnese 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 « limonade » (#29,844), « Lomé » (#29,846), « Larcher » (#29,843). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lionne » est au #29,845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around lionne (IPA \ljɔn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,845 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for lionne, with forms such as "ilonne", "linone", and "lione". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "lone", "lions", "longe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lionne, spelled L-I-O-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femelle du lion (Panthera leo sur Wikispecies ).
  2. 2
    Femme admirable, voire redoutable.
  3. 3
    Membre féminin du Lions Clubs, d’un Lions club.
  4. 4
    Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries. Elle se blasonne comme le lion dont elle se distingue par le manque de vilenie. À rapprocher de léopard et lion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une lionne qui défend ses petits est redoutable.
  2. Chère Dʳ Tatiana, Ma lionne est nymphomane. Chaque fois qu’elle est en chaleur, elle veut faire l’amour au moins toutes les demi-heures, pendant quatre ou cinq jours.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilonne
  • linone
  • lione
  • lionen
  • llionne
  • loinne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lionne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ilonne2linone2lione1lionen2llionne1loinne2
Edit distance from "lionne"

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 "lionne"?
"lionne" is spelled L-I-O-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ljɔn\.
What does "lionne" mean?
As a noun, "lionne" means: Femelle du lion (Panthera leo sur Wikispecies ).
What words are commonly confused with "lionne"?
"lionne" is commonly confused with "lone", "lions", "longe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lionne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lionne" is \ljɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lionne" come from?
"lionne" 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 "lionne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list