Which to use
“lignées” and “linges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,466
- “lignées” frequency rank
- #48,013
- “linges” frequency rank
- 80479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lignées | linges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de lignée. | Pluriel de linge. |
Where the eye mixes lignées and linges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lignées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against linges's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lignées with linges
A purely visual mix-up. lignées (\li.ɲe\) and linges (\lɛ̃ʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lignées is recorded at frequency rank #32,466, classified as anoun, pronounced \li.ɲe\. linges is at rank #48,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛ̃ʒ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 80479, this pair ranks #20,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lignées vs linges
Shared letters: egilns. Private to "lignées": é. Private to "linges": -.
"lignées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "linges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- linges ← ilnges · linegs · lingess · lingges · lingse · linnges · llinges · lniges
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lignées" and "linges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lignées" or "linges" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lignées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "linges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lignées" and "linges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limes vs linges". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #20,812 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.