copyleft
\kɔ.pi.lɛft\
The verdict
“copyleft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Licence qui permet l'usage, la distribution et la modification, sous condition que les copies et les dérivés soient aussi distribués sous la même licence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-copyleft · copyleft · French
copyleft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | copyleft |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.pi.lɛft\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « copyleft » en français
Rare enough to double-check
copyleft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.pi.lɛft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Licence qui permet l'usage, la distribution et la modification, sous condition que les copies et les dérivés soient aussi distribués sous la même licence.".
copyleft has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is copyleft, spelled C-O-P-Y-L-E-F-T.
Definition
- 1Licence qui permet l'usage, la distribution et la modification, sous condition que les copies et les dérivés soient aussi distribués sous la même licence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how copyleft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le GFDL est un copyleft.
Certains ont été prompts à évoquer un copyleft, voire une gauche d’auteur, par opposition aux traditionnels copyright et droits d’auteur.
Synonyms
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.