liner

\laj.nœʁ\

/\laj.nœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“liner” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,631. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,631
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-liner · liner · French

liner · rank #28,631 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,631
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lev

Nearest frequency peer: lev (-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 « liner »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « liner » 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).

liner vs lire
60% similar
liner vs lune
60% similar
liner vs live
60% similar

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

Key facts for liner
PropertyValue
Headwordliner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\laj.nœʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#28,631
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « liner »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).linerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lev » (#28,630), « littéral » (#28,632), « Lorette » (#28,633). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « liner » est au #28,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around liner (IPA \laj.nœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,631 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for liner, with forms such as "ilner", "lienr", and "linerr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lire", "lune", "live", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is liner, spelled L-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paquebot de ligne.
  2. 2
    Toile PVC simple ou armée pour assurer l’étanchéité des bassins de piscines.
  3. 3
    Eye-liner, maquillage sombre (de khôl noir, le plus souvent) pour souligner le contour des yeux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Une nommée Loana se fait clouer au liner d’une piscine, elle fait la une de trente magazines.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilner
  • lienr
  • linerr
  • linner
  • linre
  • lliner
  • lnier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilner2lienr2linerr1linner1linre2lliner1lnier2
Edit distance from "liner"

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 "liner"?
"liner" is spelled L-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \laj.nœʁ\.
What does "liner" mean?
As a noun, "liner" means: Paquebot de ligne.
What words are commonly confused with "liner"?
"liner" is commonly confused with "lire", "lune", "live". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "liner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liner" is \laj.nœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "liner" come from?
"liner" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lupus#28,636légat#28,638Jenna#28,616Jamel#28,615

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

noyée7 variantsgroove7 variantspinte7 variantsgarda7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list