ligne de front

\liɲ də fʁɔ̃\

/\liɲ də fʁɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“ligne de front” 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
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ligne fictive séparant deux forces armées ennemies.

Key facts for ligne de front
PropertyValue
Headwordligne de front
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\liɲ də fʁɔ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ligne de front” sits in French frequency

ligne de front 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ligne de front is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \liɲ də fʁɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ligne fictive séparant deux forces armées ennemies.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ligne de front, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 front, spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -F-R-O-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ligne fictive séparant deux forces armées ennemies.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ligne de front"?
"ligne de front" is spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -F-R-O-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \liɲ də fʁɔ̃\.
What does "ligne de front" mean?
As a noun, "ligne de front" means: Ligne fictive séparant deux forces armées ennemies.
How do you pronounce "ligne de front"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligne de front" is \liɲ də fʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligne de front" come from?
"ligne de front" 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 front”

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-R-O-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \liɲ də fʁɔ̃\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list