ligne de départ
\liɲ də de.paʁ\
The verdict
“ligne de départ” 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ligne suivant laquelle un projectile se met en mouvement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ligne de départ |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \liɲ də de.paʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ligne de départ” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ligne de départ is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \liɲ də de.paʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
ligne de départ has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ligne de départ, spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -D-É-P-A-R-T.
Definition
- 1Ligne suivant laquelle un projectile se met en mouvement.
- 2Ensemble de candidats ou de participants.
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 départ”
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- -D-É-P-A-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.