scène de crime
\sɛn də kʁim\
The verdict
“scène de crime” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Endroit où a eu lieu un crime, un meurtre, où les indices (empreintes, traces de pas, traces de poudre, etc.) sont collectés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scène de crime |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛn də kʁim\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “scène de crime” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for scène de crime is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɛn də kʁim\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for scène de crime in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is scène de crime, spelled S-C-È-N-E- -D-E- -C-R-I-M-E.
Definition
- 1Endroit où a eu lieu un crime, un meurtre, où les indices (empreintes, traces de pas, traces de poudre, etc.) sont collectés.
- 2Acte dans lequel prend lieu un crime.
- 3Action du crime.
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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 “scène de crime”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-C-È-N-E- -D-E- -C-R-I-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɛn də kʁim\ (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.