valise diplomatique
\va.liz di.plɔ.ma.tik\
The verdict
“valise diplomatique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Colis contenant des documents diplomatiques exempt de toute fouille à la douane sous l’immunité diplomatique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-valise-diplomatique · valise diplomatique · French
valise diplomatique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | valise diplomatique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \va.liz di.plɔ.ma.tik\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « valise diplomatique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
valise diplomatique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \va.liz di.plɔ.ma.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for valise diplomatique in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is valise diplomatique, spelled V-A-L-I-S-E- -D-I-P-L-O-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Colis contenant des documents diplomatiques exempt de toute fouille à la douane sous l’immunité diplomatique.
- 2Porte-documents, petite valise rectangulaire en cuir ou en plastique généralement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how valise diplomatique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Page câbla immédiatement la traduction anglaise du message, faisant suivre le texte chiffré par la valise diplomatique.
Alors immédiatement, l’attaché militaire italien Panizzardi envoie une lettre par valise – vous savez ce que c’est, par valise diplomatique, ça, personne ne peut les voir – il envoie une lettre par valise à son gouvernement, à Rome […] mais cette lettre est secrète, personne ne la connait.
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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.