aligner

\a.li.ɲe\

/\a.li.ɲe\/ verb

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The verdict

“aligner” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,308
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ranger, dresser sur une même ligne droite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aligner · aligner · French

aligner · rank #13,308 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,308
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH ajuster

Nearest frequency peer: ajuster (-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 « aligner »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « aligner » 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).

aligner vs Aline
57% similar
aligner vs assigner
75% similar
aligner vs alger
71% similar

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

Key facts for aligner
PropertyValue
Headwordaligner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.li.ɲe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,308
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aligner »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.alignerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ajuster » (#13,307), « amènent » (#13,309), « adjoints » (#13,306). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aligner » est au #13,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around aligner (IPA \a.li.ɲe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,308 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for aligner, with forms such as "ailgner", "alginer", and "aligenr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Aline", "assigner", "alger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is aligner, spelled A-L-I-G-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ranger, dresser sur une même ligne droite.
  2. 2
    Disposer exactement en ligne droite.
  3. 3
    Mettre de l’ordre, de la régularité dans ce qu’on écrit ou ce qu’on dit.
  4. 4
    Rappeler à l’ordre, verbaliser.
  5. 5
    Mettre sur la ligne de départ des compétiteurs ou des compétitrices.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Or, un matin, à quelques pas de ma demeure, une famille de ces ouvriers de la scie et de la hache s’empressait autour d’un amas considérable de bûches que le livreur juré venait d’aligner.
  2. Contre le lambris, peint en blanc, s’alignaient huit chaises d’acajou.

This word in other languages

align(English)alinear(Español)alinhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ailgner
  • alginer
  • aligenr
  • aliggner
  • alignerr
  • alignner
  • alignre
  • alinger
  • alligner
  • laigner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aligner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ailgner2alginer2aligenr2aliggner1alignerr1alignner1alignre2alinger2
Edit distance from "aligner"

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 "aligner"?
"aligner" is spelled A-L-I-G-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.li.ɲe\.
What does "aligner" mean?
As a verb, "aligner" means: Ranger, dresser sur une même ligne droite.
What words are commonly confused with "aligner"?
"aligner" is commonly confused with "Aline", "assigner", "alger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aligner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aligner" is \a.li.ɲe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aligner" come from?
"aligner" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ajuster#13,307amènent#13,309ancêtre#13,311votants#13,295

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

apportée10 variantsattirant10 variantsbarbare10 variantscalcium10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list