tripartition
\tʁi.paʁ.ti.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“tripartition” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Division d'un ensemble en trois parties.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tripartition · tripartition · French
tripartition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tripartition |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁi.paʁ.ti.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tripartition » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tripartition is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁi.paʁ.ti.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
tripartition has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tripartition, spelled T-R-I-P-A-R-T-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Division d'un ensemble en trois parties.
- 2(Spécialement) Situation du système politique où il existe trois pôles de taille comparable, avec une répartition des voix autour de trois tiers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tripartition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour B. Sergent, par exemple, certains panthéons locaux semblent avoir gardé la tripartition.
La théorie de la pertinence se limite à une tripartition des actes de langage : l'assertion (« dire que »), l'injonction (« dire de ») et l'interrogation (« demander si »).
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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.