allingue
\a.lɛ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“allingue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de allingre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-allingue · allingue · French
allingue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | allingue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.lɛ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « allingue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
allingue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.lɛ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de allingre.".
Zero misspellings are on record for allingue in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is allingue, spelled A-L-L-I-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de allingre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how allingue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ainsi, en 1724, la vanne du moulin de Bellassise, dépendant de la seigneurie d’Anglure (diocèse de Troyes), sur la rivière d’Aube, étant en mauvais état, les marchands qui avaient jeté leurs bois à Bossancourt voulurent la réparer ; et construire à proximité une allingue (sorte d’arrêt fait de perches) pour recevoir leurs bois.
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.