double discours
\du.blə dis.kuʁ\
The verdict
“double discours” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Discours variable, et souvent contradictoire, tenu en fonction des publics auxquels une personne s’adresse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-double-discours · double discours · French
double discours · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | double discours |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \du.blə dis.kuʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « double discours » en français
Rare enough to double-check
double discours is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \du.blə dis.kuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Discours variable, et souvent contradictoire, tenu en fonction des publics auxquels une personne s’adresse.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for double discours in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is double discours, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E- -D-I-S-C-O-U-R-S.
Definition
- 1Discours variable, et souvent contradictoire, tenu en fonction des publics auxquels une personne s’adresse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how double discours appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’essaie de comprendre cette démence, mais partout, c’est le même double discours, celui de la parole et celui du corps qui ne vont pas ensemble.
Et on le voit dans le montage, Ramadan est contraint de se défendre de pratiquer un double discours, tant personne sur le plateau n’est dupe de la partition qu’il a produite. […] Car il est une constante dans le double discours : il faut toujours suggérer, superposer sans relier, ou ne dire que la moitié. De façon à ce que chacun comprenne ce qu’il veut b…
Synonyms
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.