ligron

\li.ɡʁɔ̃\

/\li.ɡʁɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“ligron” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Animal hybride issu du croisement d’une tigresse et d’un lion (qui ne se fait qu'en captivité), dont le mâle est stérile.

Key facts for ligron
PropertyValue
Headwordligron
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.ɡʁɔ̃\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ligron” sits in French frequency

ligron 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.

Rare enough to double-check

ligron is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.ɡʁɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Animal hybride issu du croisement d’une tigresse et d’un lion (qui ne se fait qu'en captivité), dont le mâle est stérile.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ligron, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 ligron, spelled L-I-G-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Animal hybride issu du croisement d’une tigresse et d’un lion (qui ne se fait qu'en captivité), dont le mâle est stérile.

Synonyms

ligre

Antonyms

tigron

This word in other languages

liger(English)

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 "ligron"?
"ligron" is spelled L-I-G-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \li.ɡʁɔ̃\.
What does "ligron" mean?
As a noun, "ligron" means: Animal hybride issu du croisement d’une tigresse et d’un lion (qui ne se fait qu'en captivité), dont le mâle est stérile.
How do you pronounce "ligron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligron" is \li.ɡʁɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligron" come from?
"ligron" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ligron”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-I-G-R-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \li.ɡʁɔ̃\ (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