linge de corps
\lɛ̃ʒ də kɔʁ\
The verdict
“linge de corps” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sous-vêtement d'hommes ou de femmes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-linge-de-corps · linge de corps · French
linge de corps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | linge de corps |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɛ̃ʒ də kɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « linge de corps » en français
Rare enough to double-check
linge de corps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ̃ʒ də kɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sous-vêtement d'hommes ou de femmes.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for linge de corps, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is linge de corps, spelled L-I-N-G-E- -D-E- -C-O-R-P-S.
Definition
- 1Sous-vêtement d'hommes ou de femmes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how linge de corps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tu me donnes neuf linges de corps pour que je les lui amène ; ça peut être des chaussettes ou des slips, quelque chose, du moment que c'est du linge de corps.
Dans le Berry on plongeait le linge de corps que portera la femme dans l'eau de certaines fontaines ; à Notre-Dame-de-la-Délivrance, dans le pays de Baugé, « la femme qui veut accoucher facilement fait bénir, par l'intermédiaire d'une tierce personne, deux de ses chemises par le prêtre.
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.