ligue

\liɡ\

/\liɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“ligue” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,166. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,166
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Confédération de plusieurs États, pour se défendre ou pour attaquer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ligue · ligue · French

ligue · rank #1,166 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,166
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH limite

Nearest frequency peer: limite (+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 « ligue »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ligue » 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).

ligue vs lue
60% similar
ligue vs lire
60% similar
ligue vs live
60% similar

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

Key facts for ligue
PropertyValue
Headwordligue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\liɡ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,166
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ligue »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.liguese 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 « limite » (#1,167), « parfait » (#1,168), « Facebook » (#1,163). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « ligue » est au #1,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ligue (IPA \liɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,166 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ligue, with forms such as "ilgue", "lgiue", and "ligeu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lue", "lire", "live", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ligue, spelled L-I-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Confédération de plusieurs États, pour se défendre ou pour attaquer.
  2. 2
    Union qui s’était formée en France, vers la fin du seizième siècle, pour défendre la religion catholique contre les huguenots.
  3. 3
    Complot, cabale que plusieurs particuliers font ensemble pour réussir dans quelque projet.
  4. 4
    Association à but social ou humanitaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Toutefois, les cités islamiques n'avaient jamais créé d'institutions autonomes, pas plus qu'elles n'avaient pris de mesures de défense comparables à celles des ligues lombardes ou hanséatiques.
  2. La confédération béotienne, à l'inverse des ligues péloponnésiennes ou athéniennes, ne semble pas avoir d'abord été une symmachie, mais bien plutôt se rattacher à ces Koina qui rassemblaient autour d'un sanctuaire les cités d'un même ethnos.

This word in other languages

league(English)cinta(Español)Allianz(Deutsch)aliança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilgue
  • lgiue
  • ligeu
  • liggue
  • liuge
  • lligue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ligue - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilgue2lgiue2ligeu2liggue1liuge2lligue1
Edit distance from "ligue"

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 "ligue"?
"ligue" is spelled L-I-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \liɡ\.
What does "ligue" mean?
As a noun, "ligue" means: Confédération de plusieurs États, pour se défendre ou pour attaquer.
What words are commonly confused with "ligue"?
"ligue" is commonly confused with "lue", "lire", "live". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ligue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligue" is \liɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligue" come from?
"ligue" 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 "ligue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seuls#1,171chien#1,158calme#1,157avion#1,156

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

parc6 variantsmaire6 variantsvraie6 variantscamp6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list