majorité relative

\ma.ʒɔ.ʁi.te ʁə.la.tiv\

/\ma.ʒɔ.ʁi.te ʁə.la.tiv\/ noun

The verdict

“majorité relative” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Majorité qui ne se forme que de la supériorité du nombre des voix qu’obtient un concurrent relativement aux autres concurrents.

Corpus desk

Index FR-majorite-relative · majorité relative · French

majorité relative · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 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.

Key facts for majorité relative
PropertyValue
Headwordmajorité relative
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ma.ʒɔ.ʁi.te ʁə.la.tiv\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « majorité relative » en français

majorité relativereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

majorité relative is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ʒɔ.ʁi.te ʁə.la.tiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Majorité qui ne se forme que de la supériorité du nombre des voix qu’obtient un concurrent relativement aux autres concurrents.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for majorité relative, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is majorité relative, spelled M-A-J-O-R-I-T-É- -R-E-L-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Majorité qui ne se forme que de la supériorité du nombre des voix qu’obtient un concurrent relativement aux autres concurrents.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "majorité relative"?
"majorité relative" is spelled M-A-J-O-R-I-T-É- -R-E-L-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ʒɔ.ʁi.te ʁə.la.tiv\.
What does "majorité relative" mean?
As a noun, "majorité relative" means: Majorité qui ne se forme que de la supériorité du nombre des voix qu’obtient un concurrent relativement aux autres concurrents.
How do you pronounce "majorité relative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "majorité relative" is \ma.ʒɔ.ʁi.te ʁə.la.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "majorité relative" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list