criminalistique
French, noun/kʁi.mi.na.lis.tik/
criminalistique is spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-T-I-Q-U-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 103,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Criminalistique is a French feminine noun meaning “forensic science” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des techniques mises en œuvre par la justice et la police pour établir la preuve d’un délit ou d’un…”.
What does criminalistique mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineforensic science
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble des techniques mises en œuvre par la justice et la police pour établir la preuve d’un délit ou d’un crime et d’en identifier son auteur
adjective: 1. Qui a un rapport avec la criminalistique ou les criminalistes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of criminalistique
- criminalistiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criminalistique?
- /kʁi.mi.na.lis.tik/
- \kʁi.mi.na.lis.tik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is criminalistique in French?
criminalistique appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).