dirigisme
/ˈdɪɹɪʒɪz(ə)m/
"dirigisme" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dirigisme” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dirigisme · dirigisme · English
dirigisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | dirigisme |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɪɹɪʒɪz(ə)m/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dirigisme” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dirigisme is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɪɹɪʒɪz(ə)m/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.".
Zero misspellings are on record for dirigisme in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French dirigisme, from diriger (“to run, to direct”), from Latin dirigere (“direct, steer”). The correct English form is dirigisme, spelled D-I-R-I-G-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dirigisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
These agents, for the same distributional and paternalistic reasons that motivated many of the socialist experiments in economic dirigisme, may seek to use political authority to modify, at least in part, the results of the market system.
In the name of development, the reformed states adopted the dirigisme of colonial administration – forced labour re-emerged in them as well.
Etymology
Borrowed from French dirigisme, from diriger (“to run, to direct”), from Latin dirigere (“direct, steer”).
This word in other languages
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.