ligne de courant
\liɲ də ku.ʁɑ̃\
The verdict
“ligne de courant” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ligne idéale qui représente la trajectoire théorique d’une particule d’eau en mouvement dans un aquifère lorsque l’écoulement est permanent.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ligne de courant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \liɲ də ku.ʁɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ligne de courant” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ligne de courant is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \liɲ də ku.ʁɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ligne idéale qui représente la trajectoire théorique d’une particule d’eau en mouvement dans un aquifère lorsque l’écoulement est permanent.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ligne de courant, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ligne de courant, spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -C-O-U-R-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Ligne idéale qui représente la trajectoire théorique d’une particule d’eau en mouvement dans un aquifère lorsque l’écoulement est permanent.
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 de courant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -C-O-U-R-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \liɲ də ku.ʁɑ̃\ (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.