distance de sécurité

\dis.tɑ̃s də se.ky.ʁi.te\

/\dis.tɑ̃s də se.ky.ʁi.te\/ noun

The verdict

“distance de sécurité” 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) - Distance minimale que l’on doit conserver entre soi et un animal dangereux pour que ce dernier ne se sente pas en danger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-distance-de-securite · distance de sécurité · French

distance de sécurité · 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 distance de sécurité
PropertyValue
Headworddistance de sécurité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dis.tɑ̃s də se.ky.ʁi.te\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “distance de sécurité” sits in French frequency

distance de sécurité 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

distance de sécurité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dis.tɑ̃s də se.ky.ʁi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

distance de sécurité has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is distance de sécurité, spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-C-E- -D-E- -S-É-C-U-R-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Distance minimale que l’on doit conserver entre soi et un animal dangereux pour que ce dernier ne se sente pas en danger.
  2. 2
    Distance qu’un conducteur doit conserver entre son véhicule et celui qui le précède.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "distance de sécurité"?
"distance de sécurité" is spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-C-E- -D-E- -S-É-C-U-R-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.tɑ̃s də se.ky.ʁi.te\.
What does "distance de sécurité" mean?
As a noun, "distance de sécurité" means: Distance minimale que l’on doit conserver entre soi et un animal dangereux pour que ce dernier ne se sente pas en danger.
How do you pronounce "distance de sécurité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distance de sécurité" is \dis.tɑ̃s də se.ky.ʁi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distance de sécurité" come from?
"distance de sécurité" 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