ligne de fond
\liɲ də fɔ̃\
The verdict
“ligne de fond” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| 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) |
Where “ligne de fond” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ligne de fond is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \liɲ də fɔ̃\. 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.
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
This word in other languages
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Using “ligne de fond”
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-O-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \liɲ də fɔ̃\ (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.