ligne téléphonique
\liɲ te.le.fɔ.nik\
The verdict
“ligne téléphonique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Infrastructure permettant l’établissement d’une connexion entre un poste téléphonique et le réseau téléphonique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ligne téléphonique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \liɲ te.le.fɔ.nik\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ligne téléphonique” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ligne téléphonique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \liɲ te.le.fɔ.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Infrastructure permettant l’établissement d’une connexion entre un poste téléphonique et le réseau téléphonique.".
ligne téléphonique has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ligne téléphonique, spelled L-I-G-N-E- -T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Infrastructure permettant l’établissement d’une connexion entre un poste téléphonique et le réseau téléphonique.
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.
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Using “ligne téléphonique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-I-G-N-E- -T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \liɲ te.le.fɔ.nik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.