police de caractères
\pɔ.lis də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\
The verdict
“police de caractères” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de glyphes, représentations visuelles de caractères d’une même famille, qui regroupe tous les corps et graisses d’une même famille, dont le style est coordonné, afin de former un alphabet,...
Corpus desk
Index FR-police-de-caracteres · police de caractères · French
police de caractères · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | police de caractères |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔ.lis də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “police de caractères” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
police de caractères is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ.lis də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble de glyphes, représentations visuelles de caractères d’une même famille, qui regroupe tous les corps et graisses d’une même famille, dont le style est coordonné, afin de former un alphabet,...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for police de caractères in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is police de caractères, spelled P-O-L-I-C-E- -D-E- -C-A-R-A-C-T-È-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Ensemble de glyphes, représentations visuelles de caractères d’une même famille, qui regroupe tous les corps et graisses d’une même famille, dont le style est coordonné, afin de former un alphabet, ou la représentation de l’ensemble des caractères d’un langage, complet et cohérent.
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