présomption d’innocence

\pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃ d‿i.nɔ.sɑ̃s\

/\pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃ d‿i.nɔ.sɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conviction par laquelle la culpabilité ne peut être reconnue tant qu’elle n’a pas été prouvée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-presomption-d-innocence · présomption d’innocence · French

présomption d’innocence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 23 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 présomption d’innocence
PropertyValue
Headwordprésomption d’innocence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃ d‿i.nɔ.sɑ̃s\
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “présomption d’innocence” sits in French frequency

présomption d’innocence 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

présomption d’innocence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃ d‿i.nɔ.sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conviction par laquelle la culpabilité ne peut être reconnue tant qu’elle n’a pas été prouvée.".

présomption d’innocence has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is présomption d’innocence, spelled P-R-É-S-O-M-P-T-I-O-N- -D-’-I-N-N-O-C-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conviction par laquelle la culpabilité ne peut être reconnue tant qu’elle n’a pas été prouvée.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "présomption d’innocence"?
"présomption d’innocence" is spelled P-R-É-S-O-M-P-T-I-O-N- -D-’-I-N-N-O-C-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃ d‿i.nɔ.sɑ̃s\.
What does "présomption d’innocence" mean?
As a noun, "présomption d’innocence" means: Conviction par laquelle la culpabilité ne peut être reconnue tant qu’elle n’a pas été prouvée.
How do you pronounce "présomption d’innocence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "présomption d’innocence" is \pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃ d‿i.nɔ.sɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "présomption d’innocence" 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