ligne directrice
\liɲ di.ʁɛk.tʁis\
The verdict
“ligne directrice” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ligne qui détermine le mouvement d'une autre ligne, ou d'un plan, par lequel un plan ou un corps se forme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ligne-directrice · ligne directrice · French
ligne directrice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 directrice |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \liɲ di.ʁɛk.tʁis\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ligne directrice » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ligne directrice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \liɲ di.ʁɛk.tʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ligne directrice in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ligne directrice, spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-I-R-E-C-T-R-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Ligne qui détermine le mouvement d'une autre ligne, ou d'un plan, par lequel un plan ou un corps se forme.
- 2Politique que l’on s’est imposée de suivre, et qui guide les décisions futures (et qui est écrite).
- 3Ligne droite ou courbe qui compose un tableau, suivant le regard du spectateur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ligne directrice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La loi italienne no 81 du 16 février 1987 dite loi de délégation pour le futur Code de procédure pénale est faite de lignes directrices dont plusieurs ont pour objet de rapidifier la procédure 1871.
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.