lozenge
\ˈlɒzɪndʒ\
The verdict
“lozenge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - (Moins courant) Losange qui n’est pas un carré.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lozenge · lozenge · French
lozenge · 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 | lozenge |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈlɒzɪndʒ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lozenge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈlɒzɪndʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lozenge in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lozenge, spelled L-O-Z-E-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1(Moins courant) Losange qui n’est pas un carré.
- 2Losange.
- 3Pastille contre l’irritation de la gorge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lozenge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wherein the decussis is made within a longilaterall square, with opposite angles, acute and obtuse at the intersection; and so upon progression making a Rhombus or Lozenge figuration
My throat was sore, so I bought some lozenges.
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.