débat public
\de.ba py.blik\
The verdict
“débat public” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Processus organisé de discussion collective permettant d’éclairer une question d’intérêt général ou une décision publique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-debat-public · débat public · French
débat public · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | débat public |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.ba py.blik\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « débat public » en français
Rare enough to double-check
débat public is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.ba py.blik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Processus organisé de discussion collective permettant d’éclairer une question d’intérêt général ou une décision publique.".
débat public has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is débat public, spelled D-É-B-A-T- -P-U-B-L-I-C.
Definition
- 1Processus organisé de discussion collective permettant d’éclairer une question d’intérêt général ou une décision publique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how débat public appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ainsi s’impose aujourd’hui un large consensus pour estimer que la démocratie, ce n’est pas seulement deux principes : la souveraineté populaire et l’État de droit. C’est aussi une pratique : le débat public.
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.