laïcité
noun
laïcité is spelled L-A-Ï-C-I-T-É: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laïcité means “Secularism and strict separation of church and state characteristic of France since the Third Republic and of Quebec since the Quiet Revolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laïcité is laïcités.
How many letters and syllables are in laïcité?
| Letters | 7: L-A-Ï-C-I-T-É |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is laïcité?
Laïcité appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of laïcité
- laïcités plural
- laicity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laïcité mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Secularism and strict separation of church and state characteristic of France since the Third Republic and of Quebec since the Quiet Revolution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does laïcité come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French laïcité.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).