convention collective

\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tiv\

/\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tiv\/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Texte réglementaire définissant chacun des statuts des employés d'une branche professionnelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-convention-collective · convention collective · French

convention collective · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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 convention collective
PropertyValue
Headwordconvention collective
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tiv\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « convention collective » en français

convention collectivereste 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

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

  1. 1
    Texte réglementaire définissant chacun des statuts des employés d'une branche professionnelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Très tôt donc, dès décembre 1936. le patronat vendéen a tenté de reprendre les avantages abandonnés à l'été 1936 devant la crainte de la contagion « grévicultrice » ; ceci expliquerait la dégradation continuelle des rapports sociaux et le reflux du mouvement ouvrier jusqu'à l'échec retentissant de novembre 1938. De nombreuses plaintes pour violation des c…
  2. La durée de mon intervention est fixée par la convention collective : six minutes trente par vache pour arriver dans l’élevage, prendre les consignes que j'ai anticipées au planning d’accouplement, décongeler la paillette, inséminer, laver les bottes, rédiger les documents que je dois laisser à l’éleveur.

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 "convention collective"?
"convention collective" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-T-I-O-N- -C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tiv\.
What does "convention collective" mean?
As a noun, "convention collective" means: Texte réglementaire définissant chacun des statuts des employés d'une branche professionnelle.
How do you pronounce "convention collective"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convention collective" is \kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃ kɔ.lɛk.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convention collective" come from?
"convention collective" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list