part du lion
\paʁ dy ljɔ̃\
The verdict
“part du lion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Part démesurée dont s’empare le plus fort.
Corpus desk
Index FR-part-du-lion · part du lion · French
part du lion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | part du lion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʁ dy ljɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « part du lion » en français
Rare enough to double-check
part du lion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ dy ljɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Part démesurée dont s’empare le plus fort.".
part du lion has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is part du lion, spelled P-A-R-T- -D-U- -L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Part démesurée dont s’empare le plus fort.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how part du lion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Outre tous ses Matterhorns, la capitale du Haut-Valais possède plusieurs attractions bien agréables à visiter par mauvais temps et tout à fait propres à réjouir le cœur et réconforter un moral en baisse. Le cimetière, d’abord, où reposent maintes victimes des montagnes environnantes, et principalement du Cervin, qui s’est réservé la part du lion.
L’activité en voie de devenir la plus populaire est le chat (clavardage) entre amis bien que la télévision occupe toujours la part du lion de leurs activités de loisir.
This word in other languages
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.