Ligures

\li.ɡyʁ\

/\li.ɡyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“Ligures” is uncommon French (frequency #60,162 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,162
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-ligures · Ligures · French

Ligures · rank #60,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,162
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH libertines

Nearest frequency peer: libertines (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Ligures »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Ligures » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ligures
PropertyValue
HeadwordLigures
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.ɡyʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Ligures » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Ligurestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « libertines » (#60,161), « Linde » (#60,163), « lionceaux » (#60,164). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Ligures » est au #60,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ligures is uncommon French at frequency #60,162 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.ɡyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de Ligure.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ligures, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Ligures, spelled L-I-G-U-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de Ligure.

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 "Ligures"?
"Ligures" is spelled L-I-G-U-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \li.ɡyʁ\.
What does "Ligures" mean?
As a noun, "Ligures" means: Pluriel de Ligure.
How do you pronounce "Ligures"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ligures" is \li.ɡyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ligures" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list