droit d’auteur
\dʁwa d‿o.tœʁ\
The verdict
“droit d’auteur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Protection des œuvres contre la copie et du propriétaire des droits patrimoniaux sur l’œuvre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | droit d’auteur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dʁwa d‿o.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “droit d’auteur” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
droit d’auteur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁwa d‿o.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for droit d’auteur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is droit d’auteur, spelled D-R-O-I-T- -D-’-A-U-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Protection des œuvres contre la copie et du propriétaire des droits patrimoniaux sur l’œuvre.
- 2Prérogative attribuée à l'auteur d'une œuvre de l'esprit (écrits, conférences, dramatiques, œuvres chorégraphiques, cinématographique, graphiques, phonographique, logiciels...). Le droit d'auteur comporte un droit pécuniaire (droit de tirer profit de l’œuvre ) et un droit moral.
- 3Ensemble des revenus financiers qui y sont liés.
- 4Redevance perçue par un auteur pour l’exploitation commerciale de son œuvre.
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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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Using “droit d’auteur”
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- The one correct French spelling is D-R-O-I-T- -D-’-A-U-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dʁwa d‿o.tœʁ\ (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.