droit de superficie

\dʁwa də sy.pɛʁ.fi.si\

/\dʁwa də sy.pɛʁ.fi.si\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Droit réel sur un bien immeuble qui se trouve à la superficie du terrain d’autrui (appelé tréfonds).

Key facts for droit de superficie
PropertyValue
Headworddroit de superficie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʁwa də sy.pɛʁ.fi.si\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “droit de superficie” sits in French frequency

droit de superficie 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 superficie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁwa də sy.pɛʁ.fi.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Droit réel sur un bien immeuble qui se trouve à la superficie du terrain d’autrui (appelé tréfonds).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for droit de superficie, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is droit de superficie, spelled D-R-O-I-T- -D-E- -S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Droit réel sur un bien immeuble qui se trouve à la superficie du terrain d’autrui (appelé tréfonds).

This word in other languages

Erbbaurecht(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 de superficie"?
"droit de superficie" is spelled D-R-O-I-T- -D-E- -S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁwa də sy.pɛʁ.fi.si\.
What does "droit de superficie" mean?
As a noun, "droit de superficie" means: Droit réel sur un bien immeuble qui se trouve à la superficie du terrain d’autrui (appelé tréfonds).
How do you pronounce "droit de superficie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "droit de superficie" is \dʁwa də sy.pɛʁ.fi.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "droit de superficie" come from?
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Using “droit de superficie”

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- -S-U-P-E-R-F-I-C-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dʁwa də sy.pɛʁ.fi.si\ (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