homicide involontaire

\o.mi.sid ɛ̃.vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\

/\o.mi.sid ɛ̃.vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait de causer la mort d'autrui sans intention, mais par maladresse, imprudence, inattention, négligence ou manquement à une obligation de sécurité ou de prudence imposée par la loi ou le règlement.

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Index FR-homicide-involontaire · homicide involontaire · French

homicide involontaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-10 10 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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.

Key facts for homicide involontaire
PropertyValue
Headwordhomicide involontaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.mi.sid ɛ̃.vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « homicide involontaire » en français

homicide involontairen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

homicide involontaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.mi.sid ɛ̃.vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait de causer la mort d'autrui sans intention, mais par maladresse, imprudence, inattention, négligence ou manquement à une obligation de sécurité ou de prudence imposée par la loi ou le règlement.".

homicide involontaire has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is homicide involontaire, spelled H-O-M-I-C-I-D-E- -I-N-V-O-L-O-N-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de causer la mort d'autrui sans intention, mais par maladresse, imprudence, inattention, négligence ou manquement à une obligation de sécurité ou de prudence imposée par la loi ou le règlement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how homicide involontaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Alexandre Roux a été déclaré coupable de l'homicide involontaire de son bébé de 6 semaines, jeudi après-midi, au palais de justice de Sherbrooke.
  2. Le juge Bienvenue préside le procès, qui a lieu à Trois-Rivières, et le jury rend un verdict d'homicide involontaire, qui choque profondément le magistrat qui s'attendait à un verdict de meurtre au premier degré.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homicide involontaire"?
"homicide involontaire" is spelled H-O-M-I-C-I-D-E- -I-N-V-O-L-O-N-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.mi.sid ɛ̃.vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\.
What does "homicide involontaire" mean?
As a noun, "homicide involontaire" means: Fait de causer la mort d'autrui sans intention, mais par maladresse, imprudence, inattention, négligence ou manquement à une obligation de sécurité ou de prudence imposée par la loi ou le règlement.
How do you pronounce "homicide involontaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homicide involontaire" is \o.mi.sid ɛ̃.vɔ.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list