anglicité

\ɑ̃.ɡli.si.te\

/\ɑ̃.ɡli.si.te\/ noun

The verdict

“anglicité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualité ou caractère de ce qui est anglais.

Key facts for anglicité
PropertyValue
Headwordanglicité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.ɡli.si.te\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anglicité” sits in French frequency

anglicité falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anglicité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ɡli.si.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualité ou caractère de ce qui est anglais.".

Zero misspellings are on record for anglicité in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is anglicité, spelled A-N-G-L-I-C-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité ou caractère de ce qui est anglais.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anglicité"?
"anglicité" is spelled A-N-G-L-I-C-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ɡli.si.te\.
What does "anglicité" mean?
As a noun, "anglicité" means: Qualité ou caractère de ce qui est anglais.
How do you pronounce "anglicité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anglicité" is \ɑ̃.ɡli.si.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anglicité" come from?
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Using “anglicité”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-N-G-L-I-C-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.ɡli.si.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list