rectiligne
\ʁɛk.ti.liɲ\
The verdict
“rectiligne” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #32,555 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #32,555
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est en ligne droite.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rectiligne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁɛk.ti.liɲ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #32,555 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rectiligne” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for rectiligne is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɛk.ti.liɲ\. Corpus data places it at rank #32,555 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for rectiligne, with forms such as "erctiligne", "rcetiligne", and "recctiligne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rectiligne, spelled R-E-C-T-I-L-I-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est en ligne droite.
- 2Qui est composé de lignes droites.
- 3Se dit des figures formées par des lignes droites.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erctiligne,rcetiligne,recctiligne,recitligne,rectiilgne,rectilgine,rectiligen,rectiliggne,rectilignne,rectilinge,rectilligne,rectliigne,recttiligne,retciligne,rrectiligne
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rectiligne - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “rectiligne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-E-C-T-I-L-I-G-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁɛk.ti.liɲ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.