fil de discussion
\fil də dis.ky.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“fil de discussion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans les échanges au sein d’un forum ou entre utilisateurs du courrier électronique, enchaînement de messages sur un sujet donné, parfois classés de manière arborescente.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fil-de-discussion · fil de discussion · French
fil de discussion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fil de discussion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fil də dis.ky.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fil de discussion » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fil de discussion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fil də dis.ky.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans les échanges au sein d’un forum ou entre utilisateurs du courrier électronique, enchaînement de messages sur un sujet donné, parfois classés de manière arborescente.".
fil de discussion has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 fil de discussion, spelled F-I-L- -D-E- -D-I-S-C-U-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Dans les échanges au sein d’un forum ou entre utilisateurs du courrier électronique, enchaînement de messages sur un sujet donné, parfois classés de manière arborescente.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fil de discussion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
fil de discussion : suite de messages contenant des informations étroitement associées et que l’on peut isoler facilement des autres messages.
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.