roman-détective
\ʁɔ.mɑ̃.de.tɛk.tiv\
The verdict
“roman-détective” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Roman policier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-roman-detective · roman-détective · French
roman-détective · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | roman-détective |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁɔ.mɑ̃.de.tɛk.tiv\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
roman-détective is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɔ.mɑ̃.de.tɛk.tiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Roman policier.".
roman-détective doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is roman-détective, spelled R-O-M-A-N---D-É-T-E-C-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Roman policier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how roman-détective appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il s’était essayé au roman-détective, aux études historiques et écrivait trop, mais contrairement aux œuvres des peintres, des musiciens, des orateurs qui accablent leurs proches d’expositions, de concerts et de conférences, les productions d’un écrivain ami sont toujours évitables.
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.