lunde
The verdict
“lunde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Macareux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lunde · lunde · French
lunde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | lunde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lunde » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lunde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Macareux.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for lunde in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lunde, spelled L-U-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Macareux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lunde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
LUNDE, s. f. (Hist. natur.) c’est un oiseau que Clusius appelle anas arctica, & Linnæus alca rostri sulcis quatuor, oculorum regione temporibusque albis. Cet oiseau, qui est un peu plus gros qu’un pigeon, a un bec fort & crochu ; il est toujours en guerre avec le corbeau qui en veut à ses petits. Dès que le corbeau s’approche, la lunde s’élance sur lui, l…
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