service civil

\sɛʁ.vis si.vil\

/\sɛʁ.vis si.vil\/ noun

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The verdict

“service civil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Institution alternative au service militaire.

Key facts for service civil
PropertyValue
Headwordservice civil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛʁ.vis si.vil\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “service civil” sits in French frequency

service civil falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

service civil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛʁ.vis si.vil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Institution alternative au service militaire.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for service civil, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is service civil, spelled S-E-R-V-I-C-E- -C-I-V-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Institution alternative au service militaire.

Antonyms

service militaire

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "service civil"?
"service civil" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-C-E- -C-I-V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛʁ.vis si.vil\.
What does "service civil" mean?
As a noun, "service civil" means: Institution alternative au service militaire.
How do you pronounce "service civil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "service civil" is \sɛʁ.vis si.vil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "service civil" come from?
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Using “service civil”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E-R-V-I-C-E- -C-I-V-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛʁ.vis si.vil\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list