force majeure
\fɔʁs ma.ʒœʁ\
The verdict
“force majeure” 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 September 3, 2026) - Ensemble des circonstances imprévisibles et inéluctables qui libèrent une personne de ses responsabilités ou obligations.
Corpus desk
Index FR-force-majeure · force majeure · French
force majeure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | force majeure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔʁs ma.ʒœʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « force majeure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
force majeure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔʁs ma.ʒœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des circonstances imprévisibles et inéluctables qui libèrent une personne de ses responsabilités ou obligations.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for force majeure, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is force majeure, spelled F-O-R-C-E- -M-A-J-E-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Ensemble des circonstances imprévisibles et inéluctables qui libèrent une personne de ses responsabilités ou obligations.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how force majeure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Victime d’une agression à main armée, il s’est retrouvé en situation de légitime défense. Il s’agissait donc d’un cas de force majeure.
Ainsi, il ne suffirait pas de dire que la police d’assurance a été adhirée ou perdue, pour être admis à en prouver l’existence ; il faudrait encore qu’il fût avoué ou justifié qu’un événement de force majeure a eu lieu, et qu’il a pu être la cause de cette perte.
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.