lin cultivé

\lɛ̃ kyl.ti.ve\

/\lɛ̃ kyl.ti.ve\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom usuel de Linum usitatissimum espèce de lin, plante herbacée annuelle, à tige unique, à feuilles lancéolées, et aux fleurs d’un bleu pur jusqu’à un blanc plus ou moins rosé ; sa tige fibreuse es...

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Index FR-lin-cultive · lin cultivé · French

lin cultivé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for lin cultivé
PropertyValue
Headwordlin cultivé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛ̃ kyl.ti.ve\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lin cultivé » en français

lin cultivén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lin cultivé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ̃ kyl.ti.ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom usuel de Linum usitatissimum espèce de lin, plante herbacée annuelle, à tige unique, à feuilles lancéolées, et aux fleurs d’un bleu pur jusqu’à un blanc plus ou moins rosé ; sa tige fibreuse es...".

No misspelling variants are generated for lin cultivé in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented 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 lin cultivé, spelled L-I-N- -C-U-L-T-I-V-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom usuel de Linum usitatissimum espèce de lin, plante herbacée annuelle, à tige unique, à feuilles lancéolées, et aux fleurs d’un bleu pur jusqu’à un blanc plus ou moins rosé ; sa tige fibreuse est utilisée pour confectionner des fibre textiles (le lin) et ses graines oléagineuses produisent de l’huile (huile de lin).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La fibre du lin cultivé est très résistante et anallergique mais peu élastique, et donc froissable.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "lin cultivé"?
"lin cultivé" is spelled L-I-N- -C-U-L-T-I-V-É. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ̃ kyl.ti.ve\.
What does "lin cultivé" mean?
As a noun, "lin cultivé" means: Nom usuel de Linum usitatissimum espèce de lin, plante herbacée annuelle, à tige unique, à feuilles lancéolées, et aux fleurs d’un bleu pur jusqu’à un blanc plus ou moins rosé ; sa tige fibreuse es...
How do you pronounce "lin cultivé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lin cultivé" is \lɛ̃ kyl.ti.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lin cultivé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list