général de division
\ʒe.ne.ʁal də di.vi.zjɔ̃\
The verdict
“général de division” 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) - Grade d’officier général utilisé dans l’armée de terre et la gendarmerie nationale de France, situé entre son supérieur hiérarchique, le général de corps d’armée, et son subordonné, le général de b...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | général de division |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒe.ne.ʁal də di.vi.zjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “général de division” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
général de division is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒe.ne.ʁal də di.vi.zjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grade d’officier général utilisé dans l’armée de terre et la gendarmerie nationale de France, situé entre son supérieur hiérarchique, le général de corps d’armée, et son subordonné, le général de b...".
No misspelling variants are generated for général de division in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is général de division, spelled G-É-N-É-R-A-L- -D-E- -D-I-V-I-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Grade d’officier général utilisé dans l’armée de terre et la gendarmerie nationale de France, situé entre son supérieur hiérarchique, le général de corps d’armée, et son subordonné, le général de brigade. Le code OTAN : OF-7.
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- The one correct French spelling is G-É-N-É-R-A-L- -D-E- -D-I-V-I-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.