conjonction de subordination
\kɔ̃.ʒɔ̃k.sjɔ̃ də sy.bɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“conjonction de subordination” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 28
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjonction, mot-outil permettant de relier deux éléments syntaxiques, établissant entre ces deux une relation de subordination.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conjonction de subordination |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.ʒɔ̃k.sjɔ̃ də sy.bɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 28 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “conjonction de subordination” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for conjonction de subordination is 28 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.ʒɔ̃k.sjɔ̃ də sy.bɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Conjonction, mot-outil permettant de relier deux éléments syntaxiques, établissant entre ces deux une relation de subordination.".
No misspelling variants are generated for conjonction de subordination in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is conjonction de subordination, spelled C-O-N-J-O-N-C-T-I-O-N- -D-E- -S-U-B-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Conjonction, mot-outil permettant de relier deux éléments syntaxiques, établissant entre ces deux une relation de subordination.
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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- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-J-O-N-C-T-I-O-N- -D-E- -S-U-B-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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