avion de ligne
\a.vjɔ̃ də liɲ\
The verdict
“avion de ligne” 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
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avion utilisé pour le transport de passagers sur des lignes commerciales.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avion de ligne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.vjɔ̃ də liɲ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “avion de ligne” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for avion de ligne is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.vjɔ̃ də liɲ\. 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: "Avion utilisé pour le transport de passagers sur des lignes commerciales.".
Zero misspellings are on record for avion de ligne in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 avion de ligne, spelled A-V-I-O-N- -D-E- -L-I-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Avion utilisé pour le transport de passagers sur des lignes commerciales.
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.
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Using “avion de ligne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-V-I-O-N- -D-E- -L-I-G-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.vjɔ̃ də liɲ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.