huile de lin

\ɥil də lɛ̃\

/\ɥil də lɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“huile de lin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Huile siccative tirée des graines du lin cultivé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-huile-de-lin · huile de lin · French

huile de lin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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.

Key facts for huile de lin
PropertyValue
Headwordhuile de lin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɥil də lɛ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “huile de lin” sits in French frequency

huile de lin falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

huile de lin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɥil də lɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Huile siccative tirée des graines du lin cultivé.".

huile de lin has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is huile de lin, spelled H-U-I-L-E- -D-E- -L-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Huile siccative tirée des graines du lin cultivé.

This word in other languages

Leinöl(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "huile de lin"?
"huile de lin" is spelled H-U-I-L-E- -D-E- -L-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɥil də lɛ̃\.
What does "huile de lin" mean?
As a noun, "huile de lin" means: Huile siccative tirée des graines du lin cultivé.
How do you pronounce "huile de lin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "huile de lin" is \ɥil də lɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "huile de lin" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list