lourd de sens
\luʁ də sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“lourd de sens” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui implique ou explique beaucoup de choses (se dit surtout d’une remarque ou une déclaration).
Corpus desk
Index FR-lourd-de-sens · lourd de sens · French
lourd de sens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | lourd de sens |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \luʁ də sɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lourd de sens is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \luʁ də sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui implique ou explique beaucoup de choses (se dit surtout d’une remarque ou une déclaration).".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lourd de sens, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lourd de sens, spelled L-O-U-R-D- -D-E- -S-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Qui implique ou explique beaucoup de choses (se dit surtout d’une remarque ou une déclaration).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lourd de sens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le silence de l’avocat sur ce nouveau développement est lourd de sens.
La reine est largement utilisée comme un instrument de « soft power » sur le plan international et il peut lui arriver de glisser un mot lourd de sens dans certaines occasions (référendum sur l’indépendance écossaise).
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.