mot lexical
\mo lɛk.si.kal\
The verdict
“mot lexical” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mot dont la fonction est sémantique et non grammaticale, comme la plupart des noms, des verbes et des adjectifs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mot lexical |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mo lɛk.si.kal\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mot lexical” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for mot lexical is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mo lɛk.si.kal\. 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: "Mot dont la fonction est sémantique et non grammaticale, comme la plupart des noms, des verbes et des adjectifs.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mot lexical, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mot lexical, spelled M-O-T- -L-E-X-I-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1Mot dont la fonction est sémantique et non grammaticale, comme la plupart des noms, des verbes et des adjectifs.
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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 “mot lexical”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-O-T- -L-E-X-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mo lɛk.si.kal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.