poursuite pénale

\puʁ.sɥit pe.nal\

/\puʁ.sɥit pe.nal\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action judiciaire menée contre une personne physique ou une personne morale devant une juridiction pénale.

Key facts for poursuite pénale
PropertyValue
Headwordpoursuite pénale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\puʁ.sɥit pe.nal\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “poursuite pénale” sits in French frequency

poursuite pénale 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

poursuite pénale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \puʁ.sɥit pe.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action judiciaire menée contre une personne physique ou une personne morale devant une juridiction pénale.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for poursuite pénale, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is poursuite pénale, spelled P-O-U-R-S-U-I-T-E- -P-É-N-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action judiciaire menée contre une personne physique ou une personne morale devant une juridiction pénale.

This word in other languages

Strafverfolgung(Deutsch)

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 "poursuite pénale"?
"poursuite pénale" is spelled P-O-U-R-S-U-I-T-E- -P-É-N-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \puʁ.sɥit pe.nal\.
What does "poursuite pénale" mean?
As a noun, "poursuite pénale" means: Action judiciaire menée contre une personne physique ou une personne morale devant une juridiction pénale.
How do you pronounce "poursuite pénale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poursuite pénale" is \puʁ.sɥit pe.nal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poursuite pénale" come from?
"poursuite pénale" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “poursuite pénale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-U-R-S-U-I-T-E- -P-É-N-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \puʁ.sɥit pe.nal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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