maison de détention
\mɛ.zɔ̃ də de.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“maison de détention” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prison, endroit où sont enfermées les personnes ayant commis des délits.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maison-de-detention · maison de détention · French
maison de détention · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 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 détention |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛ.zɔ̃ də de.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maison de détention » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maison de détention is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.zɔ̃ də de.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prison, endroit où sont enfermées les personnes ayant commis des délits.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for maison de détention 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is maison de détention, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -D-É-T-E-N-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Prison, endroit où sont enfermées les personnes ayant commis des délits.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how maison de détention appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le 10 janvier, au petit jour, le citoyen Guillaume Recorder, maire de Gentilly, monte à la maison de détention, suivant les instructions qu'il a reçues : on lui présente les quarante proscrits ; […].
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.