commissaire aux comptes

\kɔ.mi.sɛ.ʁ‿o kɔ̃t\

/\kɔ.mi.sɛ.ʁ‿o kɔ̃t\/ noun

The verdict

“commissaire aux comptes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
23
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Organe chargé de contrôler la régularité des comptes d’une société ou d’une association.

Corpus desk

Index FR-commissaire-aux-comptes · commissaire aux comptes · French

commissaire aux comptes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 23 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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.

Key facts for commissaire aux comptes
PropertyValue
Headwordcommissaire aux comptes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.mi.sɛ.ʁ‿o kɔ̃t\
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « commissaire aux comptes » en français

commissaire aux comptesreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

commissaire aux comptes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.mi.sɛ.ʁ‿o kɔ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Organe chargé de contrôler la régularité des comptes d’une société ou d’une association.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for commissaire aux comptes, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 commissaire aux comptes, spelled C-O-M-M-I-S-S-A-I-R-E- -A-U-X- -C-O-M-P-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Organe chargé de contrôler la régularité des comptes d’une société ou d’une association.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how commissaire aux comptes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le banquier ayant le devoir de s’informer est fautif s’il consent des concours avec des documents comptables non assortis du visa du commissaire aux comptes ou lorsqu'il ne prend pas connaissance de leur rapport.

Synonyms

réviseur d’entreprise

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "commissaire aux comptes"?
"commissaire aux comptes" is spelled C-O-M-M-I-S-S-A-I-R-E- -A-U-X- -C-O-M-P-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.mi.sɛ.ʁ‿o kɔ̃t\.
What does "commissaire aux comptes" mean?
As a noun, "commissaire aux comptes" means: Organe chargé de contrôler la régularité des comptes d’une société ou d’une association.
How do you pronounce "commissaire aux comptes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commissaire aux comptes" is \kɔ.mi.sɛ.ʁ‿o kɔ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list