secrétaire générale
\sə.kʁe.tɛʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\
The verdict
“secrétaire générale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fonctionnaire chargée de la correspondance, de l’expédition des ordres et de la partie purement administrative dans un ministère, dans une préfecture, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-secretaire-generale · secrétaire générale · French
secrétaire générale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | secrétaire générale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sə.kʁe.tɛʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « secrétaire générale » en français
Rare enough to double-check
secrétaire générale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sə.kʁe.tɛʁ ʒe.ne.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for secrétaire générale, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is secrétaire générale, spelled S-E-C-R-É-T-A-I-R-E- -G-É-N-É-R-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Fonctionnaire chargée de la correspondance, de l’expédition des ordres et de la partie purement administrative dans un ministère, dans une préfecture, etc.
- 2Nom donné à la dirigeante de divers syndicats, partis, églises ou associations.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how secrétaire générale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À Irpin, 70% des logements ont été endommagés ou détruits, confirme Irina Myguetko, secrétaire générale de la mairie.
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.