maison de correction
\mɛ.zɔ̃ də kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“maison de correction” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu où l’on enferme les enfants mineurs qui doivent subir un emprisonnement ou dont on veut réformer le caractère indiscipliné.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maison-de-correction · maison de correction · French
maison de correction · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | maison de correction |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛ.zɔ̃ də kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maison de correction » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maison de correction is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.zɔ̃ də kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lieu où l’on enferme les enfants mineurs qui doivent subir un emprisonnement ou dont on veut réformer le caractère indiscipliné.".
No misspelling variants are generated for maison de correction in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is maison de correction, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Lieu où l’on enferme les enfants mineurs qui doivent subir un emprisonnement ou dont on veut réformer le caractère indiscipliné.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maison de correction appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce n’est pas le mariage qu’il vous faut, c’est une maison de correction…
Quelle peur d’être découvertes en pleine séance instructive par les parents, dis donc ils nous mettraient en maison de correction, et on riait bravement.
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.