aligne

\a.liɲ\

/\a.liɲ\/ verb

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The verdict

“aligne” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,230
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe aligner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aligne · aligne · French

aligne · rank #21,230 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,230
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH agile

Nearest frequency peer: agile (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « aligne »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « aligne » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aligne vs alone
67% similar
aligne vs Aline
67% similar
aligne vs amine
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aligne
PropertyValue
Headwordaligne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.liɲ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,230
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aligne »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).alignese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « agile » (#21,229), « Alix » (#21,231), « aggravation » (#21,228). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aligne » est au #21,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around aligne (IPA \a.liɲ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,230 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for aligne, with forms such as "ailgne", "algine", and "aligen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "alone", "Aline", "amine", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is aligne, spelled A-L-I-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe aligner.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe aligner.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe aligner.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe aligner.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe aligner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aligne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour ce premier rendez-vous, l’UBB aligne quatre recrues dans son XV : Paul Abadie au poste de demi de mêlée, Ben Tapuai au centre, Marko Gazzotti au centre de la troisième ligne et Carlü Sadie au poste de pilier droit.
  2. Je sus très vite que là se trouvait le secret, que c’était la seule solution, que lorsque je n’arpentais pas, il fallait que j’écrivouille, que je grave, que je note sur papelard vierge les glyphes de ma folie, que j’aligne ces petits signes d’intelligence qui devaient me permettre de parler à mes frères humains…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailgne
  • algine
  • aligen
  • aliggne
  • alignne
  • alinge
  • alligne
  • laigne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aligne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ailgne2algine2aligen2aliggne1alignne1alinge2alligne1laigne2
Edit distance from "aligne"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aligne"?
"aligne" is spelled A-L-I-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.liɲ\.
What does "aligne" mean?
As a verb, "aligne" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe aligner.
What words are commonly confused with "aligne"?
"aligne" is commonly confused with "alone", "Aline", "amine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aligne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aligne" is \a.liɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aligne" come from?
"aligne" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aligne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

allers#21,233Acadie#21,220barman#21,247émigré#21,212

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

accepta8 variantsbling8 variantsYoussef8 variantsVillette8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list