détention préventive

\de.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ pʁe.vɑ̃.tiv\

/\de.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ pʁe.vɑ̃.tiv\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mesure de détention, généralement exceptionnelle, visant à emprisonner jusqu’à la fin du procès un accusé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-detention-preventive · détention préventive · French

détention préventive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for détention préventive
PropertyValue
Headworddétention préventive
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ pʁe.vɑ̃.tiv\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “détention préventive” sits in French frequency

détention préventive 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

détention préventive is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ pʁe.vɑ̃.tiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mesure de détention, généralement exceptionnelle, visant à emprisonner jusqu’à la fin du procès un accusé.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for détention préventive, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is détention préventive, spelled D-É-T-E-N-T-I-O-N- -P-R-É-V-E-N-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mesure de détention, généralement exceptionnelle, visant à emprisonner jusqu’à la fin du procès un accusé.

Synonyms

détention provisoire

This word in other languages

Untersuchungshaft(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "détention préventive"?
"détention préventive" is spelled D-É-T-E-N-T-I-O-N- -P-R-É-V-E-N-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ pʁe.vɑ̃.tiv\.
What does "détention préventive" mean?
As a noun, "détention préventive" means: Mesure de détention, généralement exceptionnelle, visant à emprisonner jusqu’à la fin du procès un accusé.
How do you pronounce "détention préventive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "détention préventive" is \de.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃ pʁe.vɑ̃.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "détention préventive" come from?
"détention préventive" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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