reconnaissance de dette

\ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s də dɛt\

/\ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s də dɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“reconnaissance de dette” 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) - Document par lequel un débiteur reconnaît être redevable envers un créancier du paiement d’une certaine somme d’argent.

Key facts for reconnaissance de dette
PropertyValue
Headwordreconnaissance de dette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s də dɛt\
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reconnaissance de dette” sits in French frequency

reconnaissance de dette 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

reconnaissance de dette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s də dɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Document par lequel un débiteur reconnaît être redevable envers un créancier du paiement d’une certaine somme d’argent.".

Zero misspellings are on record for reconnaissance de dette in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is reconnaissance de dette, spelled R-E-C-O-N-N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E- -D-E- -D-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Document par lequel un débiteur reconnaît être redevable envers un créancier du paiement d’une certaine somme d’argent.

This word in other languages

IOU(English)pagaré(Español)Schuldanerkenntnis(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 "reconnaissance de dette"?
"reconnaissance de dette" is spelled R-E-C-O-N-N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E- -D-E- -D-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s də dɛt\.
What does "reconnaissance de dette" mean?
As a noun, "reconnaissance de dette" means: Document par lequel un débiteur reconnaît être redevable envers un créancier du paiement d’une certaine somme d’argent.
How do you pronounce "reconnaissance de dette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reconnaissance de dette" is \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s də dɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reconnaissance de dette" come from?
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Using “reconnaissance de dette”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-C-O-N-N-A-I-S-S-A-N-C-E- -D-E- -D-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s də dɛt\ (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