Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sûreté

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: surete
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the civilian national police forces in some French speaking countries (e.g. Algeria and Morocco)

name

Sûreté du Québec.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Sûreté.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Sûreté

Synonyms

Surete

Questions

What does sûreté mean?: the civilian national police forces in some French speaking countries (e.g. Algeria and Morocco)
Where does sûreté come from?: It is traced to French.

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