État de droit
\e.ta də dʁwa\
The verdict
“État de droit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Société étatique dans laquelle la vie en communauté est régie par un système légal, et dans laquelle les droits et les libertés de chaque individu sont respectés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | État de droit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ta də dʁwa\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “État de droit” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
État de droit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ta də dʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for État de droit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 État de droit, spelled É-T-A-T- -D-E- -D-R-O-I-T.
Definition
- 1Société étatique dans laquelle la vie en communauté est régie par un système légal, et dans laquelle les droits et les libertés de chaque individu sont respectés.
- 2Variante orthographique de état de droit.
This word in other languages
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 “État de droit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is É-T-A-T- -D-E- -D-R-O-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.ta də dʁwa\ (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.