police de caractères

\pɔ.lis də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\

/\pɔ.lis də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\/ noun

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.

Key facts for police de caractères
PropertyValue
Headwordpolice de caractères
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ.lis də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “police de caractères” sits in French frequency

police de caractères falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

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

  1. 1
    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, ou la représentation de l’ensemble des caractères d’un langage, complet et cohérent.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "police de caractères"?
"police de caractères" is spelled P-O-L-I-C-E- -D-E- -C-A-R-A-C-T-È-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.lis də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\.
What does "police de caractères" mean?
As a noun, "police de caractères" means: 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,...
How do you pronounce "police de caractères"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "police de caractères" is \pɔ.lis də ka.ʁak.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "police de caractères" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list