lynx roux
\lɛ̃ks ʁu\
The verdict
“lynx roux” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de lynx qui vit en Amérique du Nord et qui a des barres noires sur les pattes antérieures.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lynx roux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛ̃ks ʁu\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lynx roux” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for lynx roux is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lɛ̃ks ʁu\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Espèce de lynx qui vit en Amérique du Nord et qui a des barres noires sur les pattes antérieures.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lynx roux, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 lynx roux, spelled L-Y-N-X- -R-O-U-X.
Definition
- 1Espèce de lynx qui vit en Amérique du Nord et qui a des barres noires sur les pattes antérieures.
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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.
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Using “lynx roux”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-Y-N-X- -R-O-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lɛ̃ks ʁu\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.