service public
\sɛʁ.vis py.blik\
The verdict
“service public” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Activité considérée comme étant d’intérêt général.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | service public |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛʁ.vis py.blik\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “service public” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
service public is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛʁ.vis py.blik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for service public in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is service public, spelled S-E-R-V-I-C-E- -P-U-B-L-I-C.
Definition
- 1Activité considérée comme étant d’intérêt général.
- 2Dans certaines activités, par exemple les bibliothèques, fait de se trouver au contact du public, par opposition au « service interne ».
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.
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Using “service public”
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- -P-U-B-L-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɛʁ.vis py.blik\ (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.