tribunal

\tʁi.by.nal\

/\tʁi.by.nal\/ noun

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The verdict

“tribunal” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,405
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siège du juge, du magistrat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tribunal · tribunal · French

tribunal · rank #1,405 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,405
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH sociétés

Nearest frequency peer: sociétés (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tribunal »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tribunal » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tribunal vs tribune
75% similar
tribunal vs tribunes
75% similar
tribunal vs triennal
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tribunal
PropertyValue
Headwordtribunal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁi.by.nal\
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,405
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tribunal »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).tribunalse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sociétés » (#1,404), « sites » (#1,403), « accident » (#1,407). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tribunal » est au #1,405. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around tribunal (IPA \tʁi.by.nal\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,405 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for tribunal, with forms such as "rtibunal", "tirbunal", and "trbiunal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "tribune", "tribunes", "triennal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tribunal, spelled T-R-I-B-U-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siège du juge, du magistrat.
  2. 2
    Lieu où se fait le jugement, palais de justice.
  3. 3
    Juridiction d’un magistrat.
  4. 4
    Magistrat ou réunion de plusieurs juges qui siègent ensemble.
  5. 5
    La justice divine.
  6. 6
    Source de jugement, opinion, jugement collectif sur quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
  7. 7
    (Antiquité romaine) Estrade où se place le siège du magistrat.
  8. 8
    (Haut Moyen Âge) Partie élevée de l’hémicycle des basiliques romaines où siègent les magistrats rendant la justice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tribunal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je suis juge, et je siège au tribunal.
  2. Le tribunal érigé pour le jugement de l’innocente et malheureuse Rébecca occupait le dais ou la partie élevée de l’extrémité supérieure de la grande salle.

Synonyms

barreconseil de préfecturejuridictionjusticemagistraturemaison de courpalais de justice

This word in other languages

court(English)tribunal(Español)Gericht(Deutsch)tribunal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtibunal
  • tirbunal
  • trbiunal
  • tribbunal
  • tribnual
  • tribuanl
  • tribunall
  • tribunla
  • tribunnal
  • triubnal
  • trribunal
  • ttribunal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tribunal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtibunal2tirbunal2trbiunal2tribbunal1tribnual2tribuanl2tribunall1tribunla2
Edit distance from "tribunal"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tribunal"?
"tribunal" is spelled T-R-I-B-U-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁi.by.nal\.
What does "tribunal" mean?
As a noun, "tribunal" means: Siège du juge, du magistrat.
What words are commonly confused with "tribunal"?
"tribunal" is commonly confused with "tribune", "tribunes", "triennal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tribunal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tribunal" is \tʁi.by.nal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tribunal" come from?
"tribunal" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tribunal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sociétés#1,404accident#1,407regardez#1,402festival#1,413

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

capitaine12 variantscandidat12 variantsvictimes12 variantsBruxelles12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list