crime de guerre

\kʁim də ɡɛʁ\

/\kʁim də ɡɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“crime 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
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Violation des lois et coutumes de guerre d’une gravité particulière.

Key facts for crime de guerre
PropertyValue
Headwordcrime de guerre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁim də ɡɛʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crime de guerre” sits in French frequency

crime de guerre falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crime de guerre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁim də ɡɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Violation des lois et coutumes de guerre d’une gravité particulière.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for crime de guerre, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is crime de guerre, spelled C-R-I-M-E- -D-E- -G-U-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Violation des lois et coutumes de guerre d’une gravité particulière.

This word in other languages

war crime(English)Kriegsverbrechen(Deutsch)crime de guerra(Português)

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 "crime de guerre"?
"crime de guerre" is spelled C-R-I-M-E- -D-E- -G-U-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁim də ɡɛʁ\.
What does "crime de guerre" mean?
As a noun, "crime de guerre" means: Violation des lois et coutumes de guerre d’une gravité particulière.
How do you pronounce "crime de guerre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crime de guerre" is \kʁim də ɡɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crime de guerre" come from?
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Using “crime de guerre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-I-M-E- -D-E- -G-U-E-R-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁim də ɡɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list