non-violence
\nɔ̃.vjɔ.lɑ̃s\
The verdict
“non-violence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Philosophie et pratique politique qui rejette le recours à la violence comme solution aux conflits.
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Index FR-non-violence · non-violence · French
non-violence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | non-violence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ̃.vjɔ.lɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
non-violence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃.vjɔ.lɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Philosophie et pratique politique qui rejette le recours à la violence comme solution aux conflits.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for non-violence, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is non-violence, spelled N-O-N---V-I-O-L-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Philosophie et pratique politique qui rejette le recours à la violence comme solution aux conflits.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how non-violence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Peu de chefs religieux bénéficient d’une réputation aussi enviable que celle de Tenzin Gyasto, […]. Ses discours font toujours appel à la compassion et à la non-violence pour trouver des solutions pacifiques aux conflits mondiaux, incluant celui qui l’oppose à la Chine. Cela lui vaudra d’ailleurs le prix Nobel de la paix en 1989.
Les pratiques « musclées » des « Zadistes » et leur hostilité à l’égard des médias tranchent avec la non-violence des militants du Larzac et pourraient à un moment donné, leur valoir moins de sympathie dans l’opinion.
This word in other languages
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.