ligand
\li.ɡɑ̃\
The verdict
“ligand” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atome ou groupe d’atomes lié à un atome central, généralement métallique, dans une entité moléculaire polyatomique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ligand · ligand · French
ligand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | ligand |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.ɡɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ligand is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.ɡɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ligand, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ligand, spelled L-I-G-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Atome ou groupe d’atomes lié à un atome central, généralement métallique, dans une entité moléculaire polyatomique.
- 2Molécule qui se lie par complémentarité de structure à un site spécifique d’une protéine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ligand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nos résultats expérimentaux montrent que certains de ces ligands présentent un intérêt potentiel pour l’adjuvantation des vaccins polysaccharidiques, chez l'adulte et chez l'enfant.
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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.