retribution
\ˌɹɛ.trɪ.ˈbju.ʃɒn\
The verdict
“retribution” 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 September 3, 2026) - Revanche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-retribution · retribution · French
retribution · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retribution |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˌɹɛ.trɪ.ˈbju.ʃɒn\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « retribution » en français
Rare enough to double-check
retribution is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌɹɛ.trɪ.ˈbju.ʃɒn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for retribution in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is retribution, spelled R-E-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Revanche.
- 2Peine, punition, châtiment.
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.