ligne de crête
\liɲ də kʁɛt\
The verdict
“ligne de crête” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ligne formée par les faîtes des montagnes ou coteaux d’une contrée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ligne-de-crete · ligne de crête · French
ligne de crête · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 crête |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \liɲ də kʁɛt\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ligne de crête » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ligne de crête is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \liɲ də kʁɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ligne de crête in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ligne de crête, spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -C-R-Ê-T-E.
Definition
- 1Ligne formée par les faîtes des montagnes ou coteaux d’une contrée.
- 2Frontière entre deux états sur laquelle il est malaisé de rester sans basculer d’un côté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ligne de crête appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Mon chemin suit toujours la ligne de crête, dit Ouroz.
Il se l’imaginait immobile sur une ligne de crête, hésitant de quel côté basculer.
Antonyms
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.