maison de force
\mɛ.zɔ̃ də fɔʁs\
The verdict
“maison de force” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maison de correction ; prison.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maison-de-force · maison de force · French
maison de force · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 force |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛ.zɔ̃ də fɔʁs\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maison de force » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maison de force is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.zɔ̃ də fɔʁs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maison de correction ; prison.".
Zero misspellings are on record for maison de force in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is maison de force, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -D-E- -F-O-R-C-E.
Definition
- 1Maison de correction ; prison.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maison de force appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je ne parlerai pas ici des couvents qui se font maison de force, des affaires de Sens, Avignon, Poitiers, ni des suicides qui ont eu lieu, hélas ! bien plus près de nous.
Tout condamné aux travaux forcés à perpétuité subira un confinement solitaire d'un mois à son entrée dans la maison de force, et de quinze jours tous les ans, à l'époque que déterminera le conseil d'administration de la prison.
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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.