loi martiale

\lwa maʁ.sjal\

/\lwa maʁ.sjal\/ noun

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The verdict

“loi martiale” 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 May 6, 2026) - État judiciaire d’exception, au sein duquel l’armée assure le maintien de l’ordre à la place de la police.

Key facts for loi martiale
PropertyValue
Headwordloi martiale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lwa maʁ.sjal\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “loi martiale” sits in French frequency

loi martiale 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.

Rare enough to double-check

loi martiale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lwa maʁ.sjal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "État judiciaire d’exception, au sein duquel l’armée assure le maintien de l’ordre à la place de la police.".

loi martiale has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is loi martiale, spelled L-O-I- -M-A-R-T-I-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    État judiciaire d’exception, au sein duquel l’armée assure le maintien de l’ordre à la place de la police.

This word in other languages

martial law(English)Kriegsrecht(Deutsch)

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 "loi martiale"?
"loi martiale" is spelled L-O-I- -M-A-R-T-I-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lwa maʁ.sjal\.
What does "loi martiale" mean?
As a noun, "loi martiale" means: État judiciaire d’exception, au sein duquel l’armée assure le maintien de l’ordre à la place de la police.
How do you pronounce "loi martiale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loi martiale" is \lwa maʁ.sjal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "loi martiale" come from?
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Using “loi martiale”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-O-I- -M-A-R-T-I-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lwa maʁ.sjal\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list