lynchage
\lɛ̃.ʃaʒ\
The verdict
“lynchage” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #27,115 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #27,115
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de lyncher.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lynchage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛ̃.ʃaʒ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #27,115 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lynchage” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for lynchage is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lɛ̃.ʃaʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #27,115 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for lynchage, with forms such as "llynchage", "lnychage", and "lycnhage". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lynchage, spelled L-Y-N-C-H-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de lyncher.
- 2Résultat de cette action.
- 3Le fait d’exercer, en réunion, de graves violences verbales ou écrites à l’encontre d’une personne dont on ne partage pas les idées ou considérée comme un bouc émissaire.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: llynchage,lnychage,lycnhage,lyncahge,lyncchage,lynchaeg,lynchagge,lynchgae,lynchhage,lynhcage,lynnchage,lyynchage,ylnchage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lynchage - 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.
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.
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Using “lynchage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-Y-N-C-H-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lɛ̃.ʃaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.