ligne de fond
\liɲ də fɔ̃\
The verdict
“ligne de fond” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ligne sans flotteur qui repose au fond de l’eau et qui est garnie de distance en distance de fils courts portant des hameçons.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ligne-de-fond · ligne de fond · French
ligne de fond · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 fond |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \liɲ də fɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ligne de fond » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ligne de fond is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \liɲ də fɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ligne de fond in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 fond, spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -F-O-N-D.
Definition
- 1Ligne sans flotteur qui repose au fond de l’eau et qui est garnie de distance en distance de fils courts portant des hameçons.
- 2Au tennis une ligne limitant le court
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ligne de fond appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Tu vas poser des lignes ? questionna-t-elle de sa voix la plus naturelle. Cela lui arrivait quand il n’avait rien à faire. Il posait des lignes de fond dans le bassin pour prendre quelques congres.
This word in other languages
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.