ligne de courant
\liɲ də ku.ʁɑ̃\
The verdict
“ligne de courant” 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 September 3, 2026) - Ligne idéale qui représente la trajectoire théorique d’une particule d’eau en mouvement dans un aquifère lorsque l’écoulement est permanent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ligne-de-courant · ligne de courant · French
ligne de courant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « ligne de courant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ligne de courant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \liɲ də ku.ʁɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.