conseil de guerre
\kɔ̃.sɛj də ɡɛʁ\
The verdict
“conseil de guerre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Assemblée que tiennent les officiers généraux d’une armée, ou les officiers principaux d’un détachement, d’une place de guerre, pour délibérer sur le parti qu’on doit prendre en certaines conjonctu...
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Index FR-conseil-de-guerre · conseil de guerre · French
conseil de guerre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conseil de guerre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.sɛj də ɡɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “conseil de guerre” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
conseil de guerre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.sɛj də ɡɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
conseil de guerre has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is conseil de guerre, spelled C-O-N-S-E-I-L- -D-E- -G-U-E-R-R-E.
Definition
- 1Assemblée que tiennent les officiers généraux d’une armée, ou les officiers principaux d’un détachement, d’une place de guerre, pour délibérer sur le parti qu’on doit prendre en certaines conjonctures.
- 2Tribunal qui exerce la justice militaire.
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