lynx roux
\lɛ̃ks ʁu\
The verdict
“lynx roux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de lynx qui vit en Amérique du Nord et qui a des barres noires sur les pattes antérieures.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lynx-roux · lynx roux · French
lynx roux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | lynx roux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛ̃ks ʁu\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lynx roux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ̃ks ʁu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lynx roux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme le rapporte The Guardian, un lynx roux est en effet parvenu à pénétrer sur la propriété, à entrer dans la maison, puis à chasser le chihuahua croisé teckel de la famille, âgé de 10 ans.
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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.