Lombard

\lɔ̃.baʁ\

/\lɔ̃.baʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“Lombard” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,319. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,319
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Germain qui a envahit l’Italie et s’est établi en Lombardie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lombard · Lombard · French

Lombard · rank #22,319 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,319
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH locations

Nearest frequency peer: locations (-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 « Lombard »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Lombard » 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).

Lombard vs lombards
75% similar
Lombard vs lombardi
75% similar
Lombard vs lombardo
75% similar

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

Key facts for Lombard
PropertyValue
HeadwordLombard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ̃.baʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,319
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Lombard »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Lombardse 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 « locations » (#22,318), « lisière » (#22,317), « loulou » (#22,321). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lombard » est au #22,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Lombard (IPA \lɔ̃.baʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,319 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lombard, with forms such as "llombard", "lmobard", and "lobmard". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "lombards", "lombardi", "lombardo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Lombard, spelled L-O-M-B-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Germain qui a envahit l’Italie et s’est établi en Lombardie.
  2. 2
    Habitant de la Lombardie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les Abaves, ces tribus de Huns toujours prêtes à se jeter sur la Thrace et la Grèce, ou sur l’Italie et les Lombards, continuèrent leurs ravages. L’empereur eut la faiblesse de leur promettre une somme assez forte, et dont le paiement devait être renouvelé chaque année, s’ils respectaient les frontières de l’empire.
  2. Il y avait là un vieil esprit gaulois, antigermanique, aux prises avec un reliquat de Lombards, issus des Germains, et très-disposés à accepter la domination de ceux avec lesquels ils avaient une étroite communauté d’origine.

Synonyms

Langobard

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llombard
  • lmobard
  • lobmard
  • lomabrd
  • lombadr
  • lombardd
  • lombarrd
  • lombbard
  • lombrad
  • lommbard
  • olmbard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lombard - 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.

llombard1lmobard2lobmard2lomabrd2lombadr2lombardd1lombarrd1lombbard1
Edit distance from "Lombard"

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 "Lombard"?
"Lombard" is spelled L-O-M-B-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ̃.baʁ\.
What does "Lombard" mean?
As a noun, "Lombard" means: Germain qui a envahit l’Italie et s’est établi en Lombardie.
What words are commonly confused with "Lombard"?
"Lombard" is commonly confused with "lombards", "lombardi", "lombardo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lombard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lombard" is \lɔ̃.baʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lombard" come from?
"Lombard" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list