juge de paix
\ʒyʒ də pɛ\
The verdict
“juge de paix” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Magistrat de la justice de paix, principalement chargé de juger sommairement, sans frais et sans ministère d’avocats ou d’avoués, les contestations de peu d’importance, et de concilier, s’il se peu...
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Index FR-juge-de-paix · juge de paix · French
juge de paix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | juge de paix |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒyʒ də pɛ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
juge de paix is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒyʒ də pɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for juge de paix in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is juge de paix, spelled J-U-G-E- -D-E- -P-A-I-X.
Definition
- 1Magistrat de la justice de paix, principalement chargé de juger sommairement, sans frais et sans ministère d’avocats ou d’avoués, les contestations de peu d’importance, et de concilier, s’il se peut, les différends dont le jugement est réservé aux tribunaux civils ordinaires.
- 2Arbitre.
- 3Rail ditch and fence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how juge de paix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Non, fillot ; il y avait bien le juge de paix, mais il se trouve accompagné de gendarmes.
Le juge de paix témoigna quelque envie d’aller inventoriser notre prise.
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.