jugement de Dieu

noun

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The verdict

“jugement de Dieu” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des preuves extraordinaires, comme le duel, l'épreuve du feu, du fer chaud, etc., auxquelles on recourait anciennement pour décider de certaines contestations.

Key facts for jugement de Dieu
PropertyValue
Headwordjugement de Dieu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jugement de Dieu” sits in French frequency

jugement de Dieu falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for jugement de Dieu is 16 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ensemble des preuves extraordinaires, comme le duel, l'épreuve du feu, du fer chaud, etc., auxquelles on recourait anciennement pour décider de certaines contestations.".

jugement de Dieu has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is jugement de Dieu, spelled J-U-G-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -D-I-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des preuves extraordinaires, comme le duel, l'épreuve du feu, du fer chaud, etc., auxquelles on recourait anciennement pour décider de certaines contestations.

Synonyms

ordalie

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 "jugement de Dieu"?
"jugement de Dieu" is spelled J-U-G-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -D-I-E-U.
What does "jugement de Dieu" mean?
As a noun, "jugement de Dieu" means: Ensemble des preuves extraordinaires, comme le duel, l'épreuve du feu, du fer chaud, etc., auxquelles on recourait anciennement pour décider de certaines contestations.
What language does "jugement de Dieu" come from?
"jugement de Dieu" 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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Using “jugement de Dieu”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-U-G-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -D-I-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list