ligotage
\li.ɡɔ.taʒ\
The verdict
“ligotage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de ligoter ou résultat de cette action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ligotage · ligotage · French
ligotage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | ligotage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.ɡɔ.taʒ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ligotage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ligotage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.ɡɔ.taʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de ligoter ou résultat de cette action.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ligotage, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ligotage, spelled L-I-G-O-T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de ligoter ou résultat de cette action.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ligotage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Est-ce que la police prend des mitaines pour assommer ses victimes ? Est-ce que la justice regarde à deux fois si le prévenu a vraiment fait ce dont on l’accuse… quand elle envoie en cour d’assises, après le ligotage, après le passage à tabac, après le Dépôt, après Mazas, des innocents que le jury acquitte ? Et quand il les condamne donc !… Alors c’est…
C’est un ligotage soigné et savant. Il a d’abord lié les poignets, puis les chevilles, établissant entre ces deux paires de membres un lien de solidarité tel que, les jarrets étant fléchis, je ne puis tenter de les relâcher sans que la lanière me tire cruellement sur les poignets.
Synonyms
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.