ligne d’équinoxe
\liɲ de.ki.nɔks\
The verdict
“ligne d’équinoxe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Droite d’intersection du plan de l’écliptique — qui est celui de l’orbite de la Terre — avec le plan de l’équateur céleste — qui est celui de l’équateur terrestre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ligne d’équinoxe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \liɲ de.ki.nɔks\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ligne d’équinoxe” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ligne d’équinoxe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \liɲ de.ki.nɔks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Droite d’intersection du plan de l’écliptique — qui est celui de l’orbite de la Terre — avec le plan de l’équateur céleste — qui est celui de l’équateur terrestre.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ligne d’équinoxe, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ligne d’équinoxe, spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-’-É-Q-U-I-N-O-X-E.
Definition
- 1Droite d’intersection du plan de l’écliptique — qui est celui de l’orbite de la Terre — avec le plan de l’équateur céleste — qui est celui de l’équateur terrestre.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “ligne d’équinoxe”
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- The one correct French spelling is L-I-G-N-E- -D-’-É-Q-U-I-N-O-X-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \liɲ de.ki.nɔks\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.