lignes

\liɲ\

/\liɲ\/ noun

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The verdict

“lignes” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,268. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,268
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de ligne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lignes · lignes · French

lignes · rank #1,268 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,268
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH malade

Nearest frequency peer: malade (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « lignes »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « lignes » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lignes vs line
67% similar
lignes vs ligue
67% similar
lignes vs lions
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lignes
PropertyValue
Headwordlignes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\liɲ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,268
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lignes »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).lignesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « malade » (#1,269), « futur » (#1,266), « nouvel » (#1,270). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lignes » est au #1,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lignes (IPA \liɲ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,268 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de ligne.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lignes, with forms such as "ilgnes", "lgines", and "ligens". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "line", "ligue", "lions", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lignes, spelled L-I-G-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de ligne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lignes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilgnes
  • lgines
  • ligens
  • liggnes
  • ligness
  • lignnes
  • lignse
  • llignes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lignes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilgnes2lgines2ligens2liggnes1ligness1lignnes1lignse2llignes1
Edit distance from "lignes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lignes"?
"lignes" is spelled L-I-G-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \liɲ\.
What does "lignes" mean?
As a noun, "lignes" means: Pluriel de ligne.
What words are commonly confused with "lignes"?
"lignes" is commonly confused with "line", "ligue", "lions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lignes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lignes" is \liɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lignes" come from?
"lignes" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lignes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

malade#1,269nouvel#1,270frères#1,265pareil#1,271

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

parlé8 variantsprivé8 variantsrapide8 variantsenvers8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list