tribunal correctionnel
\tʁi.by.nal kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ.nɛl\
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“tribunal correctionnel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
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- below top-frequency French
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tribunal qui juge en première instance en matière pénale sur les infractions qualifiées de délits et dont les peines d’emprisonnement ne peuvent excéder les 10 années.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tribunal correctionnel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁi.by.nal kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ.nɛl\ |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tribunal correctionnel” sits in French frequency
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tribunal correctionnel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁi.by.nal kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ.nɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tribunal qui juge en première instance en matière pénale sur les infractions qualifiées de délits et dont les peines d’emprisonnement ne peuvent excéder les 10 années.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tribunal correctionnel, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tribunal correctionnel, spelled T-R-I-B-U-N-A-L- -C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-N-E-L.
Definition
- 1Tribunal qui juge en première instance en matière pénale sur les infractions qualifiées de délits et dont les peines d’emprisonnement ne peuvent excéder les 10 années.
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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- The one correct French spelling is T-R-I-B-U-N-A-L- -C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-N-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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