homicide volontaire

\o.mi.sid vo.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\

/\o.mi.sid vo.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“homicide volontaire” 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 September 3, 2026) - Fait de causer la mort d'autrui délibérément.

Corpus desk

Index FR-homicide-volontaire · homicide volontaire · French

homicide volontaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-9 9 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 volontaire
PropertyValue
Headwordhomicide volontaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.mi.sid vo.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « homicide volontaire » en français

homicide volontairen'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 volontaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.mi.sid vo.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait de causer la mort d'autrui délibérément.".

Zero misspellings are on record for homicide volontaire in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is homicide volontaire, spelled H-O-M-I-C-I-D-E- -V-O-L-O-N-T-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de causer la mort d'autrui délibérément.

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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 volontaire"?
"homicide volontaire" is spelled H-O-M-I-C-I-D-E- -V-O-L-O-N-T-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.mi.sid vo.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\.
What does "homicide volontaire" mean?
As a noun, "homicide volontaire" means: Fait de causer la mort d'autrui délibérément.
How do you pronounce "homicide volontaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homicide volontaire" is \o.mi.sid vo.lɔ̃.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homicide volontaire" come from?
"homicide volontaire" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list