Limagne
\li.maɲ\
The verdict
“Limagne” is uncommon French (frequency #80,375 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,375
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plaine au nord du Massif central.
Corpus desk
Index FR-limagne · Limagne · French
Limagne · rank #80,375 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,375
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH limage
Nearest frequency peer: limage (-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 « Limagne »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- ligotés
ligotés
19,629 corpus weight
- lijn
lijn
19,628 corpus weight
- limage
limage
19,627 corpus weight
- Limagne
Limagne
19,626 corpus weight
- lisiez
lisiez
19,625 corpus weight
- listings
listings
19,624 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Limagne » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Limagne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \li.maɲ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #80,375 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Limagne » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Limagne is uncommon French at frequency #80,375 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \li.maɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plaine au nord du Massif central.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Limagne in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Limagne, spelled L-I-M-A-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Plaine au nord du Massif central.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Limagne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aussi, depuis plus de vingt ans, sur cette terre fertile - et particulièrement en plaine de Limagne -, des fouilles préventives menées par l’Inrap à l’occasion de grands travaux liés à l’aménagement du territoire ont permis de développer de nombreux programmes de recherche autour des Gaulois, dont l’étude de restes microscopiques de pollens et de spores,…
Quoi qu’il en soit, je considère premièrement la célèbre plaine de la Limagne. La grande Limagne ! N’est-elle pas l’une des plus féconde plaine de l’univers ?
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.
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).