convention collective
\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tiv\
The verdict
“convention collective” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Texte réglementaire définissant chacun des statuts des employés d'une branche professionnelle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | convention collective |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tiv\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “convention collective” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
convention collective is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Texte réglementaire définissant chacun des statuts des employés d'une branche professionnelle.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for convention collective in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is convention collective, spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-T-I-O-N- -C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Texte réglementaire définissant chacun des statuts des employés d'une branche professionnelle.
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 “convention collective”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-V-E-N-T-I-O-N- -C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tiv\ (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.