obiter dictum
\ɔ.bi.tɛʁ dik.tɔm\
The verdict
“obiter dictum” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
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- below top-frequency French
- 13
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans une décision de justice, désigne un passage indicatif, une opinion, qui ne justifie pas la décision.
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Index FR-obiter-dictum · obiter dictum · French
obiter dictum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | obiter dictum |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.bi.tɛʁ dik.tɔm\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
obiter dictum is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.bi.tɛʁ dik.tɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans une décision de justice, désigne un passage indicatif, une opinion, qui ne justifie pas la décision.".
obiter dictum has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 obiter dictum, spelled O-B-I-T-E-R- -D-I-C-T-U-M.
Definition
- 1Dans une décision de justice, désigne un passage indicatif, une opinion, qui ne justifie pas la décision.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how obiter dictum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’intérêt de la décision rendue par le Conseil d’Etat réside dans l’obiter dictum inséré par le juge qui précise, compte tenu du statut de candidat à l’attribution d’un marché public du requérant, qu’en cette qualité le demandeur avait tout intérêt à utiliser la voie de droit spécialement conçue pour lui : le référé précontractuel.
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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.