maison de cour
\mɛ.zɔ̃ də kuʁ\
The verdict
“maison de cour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lieu où les tribunaux siègent et où les jugements se font.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maison de cour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛ.zɔ̃ də kuʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “maison de cour” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
maison de cour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.zɔ̃ də kuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lieu où les tribunaux siègent et où les jugements se font.".
maison de cour has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is maison de cour, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -C-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1Lieu où les tribunaux siègent et où les jugements se font.
Synonyms
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 “maison de cour”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -C-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɛ.zɔ̃ də kuʁ\ (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.