ligne de départ
\liɲ də de.paʁ\
The verdict
“ligne de départ” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ligne suivant laquelle un projectile se met en mouvement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ligne-de-depart · ligne de départ · French
ligne de départ · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 départ |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \liɲ də de.paʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ligne de départ » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ligne de départ is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \liɲ də de.paʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ligne de départ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A moins de 24h du scrutin, ils sont huit sur la ligne de départ.
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.