ligne de flottaison

\liɲ də flɔ.tɛ.zɔ̃\

/\liɲ də flɔ.tɛ.zɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“ligne de flottaison” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ligne qui sépare la partie submergée de celle qui ne l’est pas.

Key facts for ligne de flottaison
PropertyValue
Headwordligne de flottaison
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\liɲ də flɔ.tɛ.zɔ̃\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ligne de flottaison” sits in French frequency

ligne de flottaison falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ligne de flottaison is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \liɲ də flɔ.tɛ.zɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ligne de flottaison in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ligne de flottaison, spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -F-L-O-T-T-A-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ligne qui sépare la partie submergée de celle qui ne l’est pas.
  2. 2
    Partie visible d'un site web sans utilisation de la barre de défilement.

This word in other languages

waterline(English)línea de flotación(Español)Wasserlinie(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ligne de flottaison"?
"ligne de flottaison" is spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -F-L-O-T-T-A-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \liɲ də flɔ.tɛ.zɔ̃\.
What does "ligne de flottaison" mean?
As a noun, "ligne de flottaison" means: Ligne qui sépare la partie submergée de celle qui ne l’est pas.
How do you pronounce "ligne de flottaison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligne de flottaison" is \liɲ də flɔ.tɛ.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligne de flottaison" come from?
"ligne de flottaison" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ligne de flottaison”

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- -F-L-O-T-T-A-I-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \liɲ də flɔ.tɛ.zɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list