africanisme
\a.fʁi.ka.nism\
The verdict
“africanisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Idiotisme propre à un écrivain latin originaire d’Afrique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-africanisme · africanisme · French
africanisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | africanisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.fʁi.ka.nism\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « africanisme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
africanisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.fʁi.ka.nism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
africanisme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is africanisme, spelled A-F-R-I-C-A-N-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Idiotisme propre à un écrivain latin originaire d’Afrique.
- 2Tournure propre au parlé en Afrique.
- 3Politique centrée sur l’Afrique.
- 4Pratique religieuse ou spirituelle liée aux ancêtres Africains avant la colonisation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how africanisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les africanismes de saint Augustin.
l’africanisme de ses passions
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.