loi du talion
\lwa dy ta.ljɔ̃\
The verdict
“loi du talion” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Loi selon laquelle la sentence est équivalente à l’offense. Elle est souvent représentée par l’expression « œil pour œil, dent pour dent ».
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | loi du talion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lwa dy ta.ljɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “loi du talion” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for loi du talion is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \lwa dy ta.ljɔ̃\. 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: "Loi selon laquelle la sentence est équivalente à l’offense. Elle est souvent représentée par l’expression « œil pour œil, dent pour dent ».".
No generated misspelling entries exist for loi du talion in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 loi du talion, spelled L-O-I- -D-U- -T-A-L-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Loi selon laquelle la sentence est équivalente à l’offense. Elle est souvent représentée par l’expression « œil pour œil, dent pour dent ».
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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.
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Using “loi du talion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-O-I- -D-U- -T-A-L-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \lwa dy ta.ljɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.