directeur général

\di.ʁɛk.tœʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\

/\di.ʁɛk.tœʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Salarié qui occupe le rang le plus élevé dans l'administration d'une entreprise.

Key facts for directeur général
PropertyValue
Headworddirecteur général
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.ʁɛk.tœʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “directeur général” sits in French frequency

directeur général 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

directeur général is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.ʁɛk.tœʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Salarié qui occupe le rang le plus élevé dans l'administration d'une entreprise.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for directeur général in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is directeur général, spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-E-U-R- -G-É-N-É-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salarié qui occupe le rang le plus élevé dans l'administration d'une entreprise.

This word in other languages

CEO(English)Geschäftsführer(Deutsch)

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 "directeur général"?
"directeur général" is spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-E-U-R- -G-É-N-É-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \di.ʁɛk.tœʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\.
What does "directeur général" mean?
As a noun, "directeur général" means: Salarié qui occupe le rang le plus élevé dans l'administration d'une entreprise.
How do you pronounce "directeur général"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "directeur général" is \di.ʁɛk.tœʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "directeur général" come from?
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Using “directeur général”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-I-R-E-C-T-E-U-R- -G-É-N-É-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \di.ʁɛk.tœʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\ (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