droit civil

\dʁwa si.vil\

/\dʁwa si.vil\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Branche du droit privé, relative aux biens, aux obligations et aux rapports entre personnes, physiques ou morales, et qui relève des juridictions civiles.

Key facts for droit civil
PropertyValue
Headworddroit civil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʁwa si.vil\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “droit civil” sits in French frequency

droit civil 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

droit civil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁwa si.vil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for droit civil in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is droit civil, spelled D-R-O-I-T- -C-I-V-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Branche du droit privé, relative aux biens, aux obligations et aux rapports entre personnes, physiques ou morales, et qui relève des juridictions civiles.
  2. 2
    Droit continental, système juridique européen issu du droit romain.

Synonyms

droit continentaldroit romano-civilistedroit romano-germaniquedroit de tradition civiliste

This word in other languages

civil law(English)Zivilrecht(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 "droit civil"?
"droit civil" is spelled D-R-O-I-T- -C-I-V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁwa si.vil\.
What does "droit civil" mean?
As a noun, "droit civil" means: Branche du droit privé, relative aux biens, aux obligations et aux rapports entre personnes, physiques ou morales, et qui relève des juridictions civiles.
How do you pronounce "droit civil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "droit civil" is \dʁwa si.vil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "droit civil" come from?
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Using “droit civil”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-R-O-I-T- -C-I-V-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dʁwa si.vil\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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