code pénal
\kɔd pe.nal\
The verdict
“code pénal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des textes législatifs et réglementaires d’un pays, d’un État, d’une nation ou d’un peuple qui traitent des crimes et des délits, et des peines infligées.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | code pénal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔd pe.nal\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “code pénal” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
code pénal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔd pe.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des textes législatifs et réglementaires d’un pays, d’un État, d’une nation ou d’un peuple qui traitent des crimes et des délits, et des peines infligées.".
code pénal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is code pénal, spelled C-O-D-E- -P-É-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Ensemble des textes législatifs et réglementaires d’un pays, d’un État, d’une nation ou d’un peuple qui traitent des crimes et des délits, et des peines infligées.
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.
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Using “code pénal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-D-E- -P-É-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔd pe.nal\ (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.