ligament

\li.ɡa.mɑ̃\

/\li.ɡa.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“ligament” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,606. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,606
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie blanche et fibreuse qui sert à attacher des os ou des viscères et quelquefois à les soutenir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ligament · ligament · French

ligament · rank #22,606 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,606
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH libérées

Nearest frequency peer: libérées (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « ligament »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « ligament » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ligament vs logement
75% similar
ligament vs ligaments
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ligament
PropertyValue
Headwordligament
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.ɡa.mɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,606
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ligament »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ligamentse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « libérées » (#22,605), « Libyen » (#22,604), « locuteurs » (#22,608). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « ligament » est au #22,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ligament (IPA \li.ɡa.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,606 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partie blanche et fibreuse qui sert à attacher des os ou des viscères et quelquefois à les soutenir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ligament, with forms such as "ilgament", "lgiament", and "liagment". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "logement", "ligaments", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ligament, spelled L-I-G-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie blanche et fibreuse qui sert à attacher des os ou des viscères et quelquefois à les soutenir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ligament appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les ligaments de l’articulation du genou.
  2. Les ligaments du foie.

This word in other languages

ligament(English)ligamento(Español)Band(Deutsch)ligamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilgament
  • lgiament
  • liagment
  • ligaemnt
  • ligamennt
  • ligamentt
  • ligametn
  • ligamment
  • ligamnet
  • liggament
  • ligmaent
  • lligament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ligament - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilgament2lgiament2liagment2ligaemnt2ligamennt1ligamentt1ligametn2ligamment1
Edit distance from "ligament"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ligament"?
"ligament" is spelled L-I-G-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \li.ɡa.mɑ̃\.
What does "ligament" mean?
As a noun, "ligament" means: Partie blanche et fibreuse qui sert à attacher des os ou des viscères et quelquefois à les soutenir.
What words are commonly confused with "ligament"?
"ligament" is commonly confused with "logement", "ligaments". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ligament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligament" is \li.ɡa.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligament" come from?
"ligament" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ligament", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

libérées#22,605maniaque#22,612marabout#22,613Mongolie#22,621

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

imaginait12 variantsMustapha12 variantsforgeron12 variantspasteurs12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list