représaille
\ʁə.pʁe.zaj\
The verdict
“représaille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Traitement que l’on inflige à un ennemi pour s’indemniser d’un dommage qu’il a causé, ou pour se venger d’une violence qu’il a exercée contre le droit de la guerre. — Note d’usage : S’emploie plus ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | représaille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.pʁe.zaj\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “représaille” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
représaille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.pʁe.zaj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
représaille has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is représaille, spelled R-E-P-R-É-S-A-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Traitement que l’on inflige à un ennemi pour s’indemniser d’un dommage qu’il a causé, ou pour se venger d’une violence qu’il a exercée contre le droit de la guerre. — Note d’usage : S’emploie plus ordinairement au pluriel.
- 2Action de rendre injure pour injure, raillerie pour raillerie.
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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Using “représaille”
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- The one correct French spelling is R-E-P-R-É-S-A-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁə.pʁe.zaj\ (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.