démonstration de force

\de.mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃ də fɔʁs\

/\de.mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃ də fɔʁs\/ noun

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The verdict

“démonstration de force” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action militaire à forte visibilité, offensive ou non, effectuée à des fins d’intimidation.

Key facts for démonstration de force
PropertyValue
Headworddémonstration de force
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃ də fɔʁs\
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “démonstration de force” sits in French frequency

démonstration de force 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

démonstration de force is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃ də fɔʁs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for démonstration de force in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is démonstration de force, spelled D-É-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N- -D-E- -F-O-R-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action militaire à forte visibilité, offensive ou non, effectuée à des fins d’intimidation.
  2. 2
    Expression d’une forte présence, par un résultat important, un défilé, une manifestation.

This word in other languages

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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 "démonstration de force"?
"démonstration de force" is spelled D-É-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N- -D-E- -F-O-R-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃ də fɔʁs\.
What does "démonstration de force" mean?
As a noun, "démonstration de force" means: Action militaire à forte visibilité, offensive ou non, effectuée à des fins d’intimidation.
How do you pronounce "démonstration de force"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "démonstration de force" is \de.mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃ də fɔʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "démonstration de force" come from?
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Using “démonstration de force”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N- -D-E- -F-O-R-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃ də fɔʁs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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