corde à linge
\kɔʁ.d‿a lɛ̃ʒ\
The verdict
“corde à linge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Corde utilisée pour étendre le linge en vue de procéder à son séchage, après qu’il a été lavé dans une machine à laver.
Corpus desk
Index FR-corde-a-linge · corde à linge · French
corde à linge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | corde à linge |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔʁ.d‿a lɛ̃ʒ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « corde à linge » en français
Rare enough to double-check
corde à linge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔʁ.d‿a lɛ̃ʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for corde à linge in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is corde à linge, spelled C-O-R-D-E- -À- -L-I-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1Corde utilisée pour étendre le linge en vue de procéder à son séchage, après qu’il a été lavé dans une machine à laver.
- 2Type d’attaque consistant à courir en écartant son bras sur le côté, pour frapper l'adversaire qui pensait passer à côté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how corde à linge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chaussettes, slips, collants... les petits vêtements prennent de la place sur la corde à linge ou le tancarville : regroupez-les en les suspendant sur un cintre à plusieurs barres.
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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.