droit de garde

\dʁwa də ɡaʁd\

/\dʁwa də ɡaʁd\/ noun

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The verdict

“droit de garde” 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) - Droit de s'occuper de quelqu'un, généralement des enfants.

Key facts for droit de garde
PropertyValue
Headworddroit de garde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʁwa də ɡaʁd\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “droit de garde” sits in French frequency

droit de garde 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 de garde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁwa də ɡaʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Droit de s'occuper de quelqu'un, généralement des enfants.".

Zero misspellings are on record for droit de garde in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 droit de garde, spelled D-R-O-I-T- -D-E- -G-A-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Droit de s'occuper de quelqu'un, généralement des enfants.

This word in other languages

custody(English)

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 de garde"?
"droit de garde" is spelled D-R-O-I-T- -D-E- -G-A-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁwa də ɡaʁd\.
What does "droit de garde" mean?
As a noun, "droit de garde" means: Droit de s'occuper de quelqu'un, généralement des enfants.
How do you pronounce "droit de garde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "droit de garde" is \dʁwa də ɡaʁd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "droit de garde" come from?
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Using “droit de garde”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-R-O-I-T- -D-E- -G-A-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dʁwa də ɡaʁd\ (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