atteinte à l’ordre public

\a.tɛ̃t‿a l‿ɔʁdʁ py.blik\

/\a.tɛ̃t‿a l‿ɔʁdʁ py.blik\/ noun

The verdict

“atteinte à l’ordre public” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
25
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acte ou situation qui compromet la sécurité, la tranquillité ou la salubrité publiques, telles qu’elles sont protégées par les règles relatives à l’ordre public.

Key facts for atteinte à l’ordre public
PropertyValue
Headwordatteinte à l’ordre public
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.tɛ̃t‿a l‿ɔʁdʁ py.blik\
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “atteinte à l’ordre public” sits in French frequency

atteinte à l’ordre public falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

atteinte à l’ordre public is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.tɛ̃t‿a l‿ɔʁdʁ py.blik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acte ou situation qui compromet la sécurité, la tranquillité ou la salubrité publiques, telles qu’elles sont protégées par les règles relatives à l’ordre public.".

Zero misspellings are on record for atteinte à l’ordre public in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is atteinte à l’ordre public, spelled A-T-T-E-I-N-T-E- -À- -L-’-O-R-D-R-E- -P-U-B-L-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acte ou situation qui compromet la sécurité, la tranquillité ou la salubrité publiques, telles qu’elles sont protégées par les règles relatives à l’ordre public.

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 "atteinte à l’ordre public"?
"atteinte à l’ordre public" is spelled A-T-T-E-I-N-T-E- -À- -L-’-O-R-D-R-E- -P-U-B-L-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \a.tɛ̃t‿a l‿ɔʁdʁ py.blik\.
What does "atteinte à l’ordre public" mean?
As a noun, "atteinte à l’ordre public" means: Acte ou situation qui compromet la sécurité, la tranquillité ou la salubrité publiques, telles qu’elles sont protégées par les règles relatives à l’ordre public.
How do you pronounce "atteinte à l’ordre public"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atteinte à l’ordre public" is \a.tɛ̃t‿a l‿ɔʁdʁ py.blik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atteinte à l’ordre public" come from?
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Using “atteinte à l’ordre public”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-T-T-E-I-N-T-E- -À- -L-’-O-R-D-R-E- -P-U-B-L-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.tɛ̃t‿a l‿ɔʁdʁ py.blik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list