lusophone

\ly.zɔ.fɔn\

/\ly.zɔ.fɔn\/ adj

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The verdict

“lusophone” is uncommon French (frequency #90,899 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,899
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De langue portugaise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lusophone · lusophone · French

lusophone · rank #90,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,899
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lunchs

Nearest frequency peer: lunchs (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « lusophone »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « lusophone » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lusophone
PropertyValue
Headwordlusophone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ly.zɔ.fɔn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lusophone » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lusophonetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « lunchs » (#90,898), « luxueusement » (#90,900), « lâcherais » (#90,901). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lusophone » est au #90,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lusophone is uncommon French at frequency #90,899 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ly.zɔ.fɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De langue portugaise.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lusophone, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lusophone, spelled L-U-S-O-P-H-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De langue portugaise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Brésil est un pays lusophone.
  2. Nombreuses sont les contrées du monde où s'illustre la littérature lusophone et où est parlée la langue portugaise (historique, idiomatique ou créole).

Synonyms

lusitanophone

This word in other languages

lusófono(Português)

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 "lusophone"?
"lusophone" is spelled L-U-S-O-P-H-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ly.zɔ.fɔn\.
What does "lusophone" mean?
As an adjective, "lusophone" means: De langue portugaise.
How do you pronounce "lusophone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lusophone" is \ly.zɔ.fɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lusophone" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lâcherais#90,901lâcherait#90,902mangerons#90,912libérable#90,882

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list