antipédagogique

\ɑ̃.ti.pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒik\

/\ɑ̃.ti.pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒik\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraire à la pédagogie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-antipedagogique · antipédagogique · French

antipédagogique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-8 8 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.

Key facts for antipédagogique
PropertyValue
Headwordantipédagogique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.ti.pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒik\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « antipédagogique » en français

antipédagogiquereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

antipédagogique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.ti.pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contraire à la pédagogie.".

antipédagogique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is antipédagogique, spelled A-N-T-I-P-É-D-A-G-O-G-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contraire à la pédagogie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how antipédagogique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un été, sur une plage de France, il y avait eu une fête enfantine avec élection parmi les petites filles d’une reine de beauté et de ses demoiselles d’honneur. Maman trouvait ceci antipédagogique, alors à la fête suivante, je fus élue comme une des demoiselles d’honneur, parce que ces dames ne doutaient pas que les soucis pédagogiques de ma mère ne vinsse…

Antonyms

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 "antipédagogique"?
"antipédagogique" is spelled A-N-T-I-P-É-D-A-G-O-G-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ti.pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒik\.
What does "antipédagogique" mean?
As an adjective, "antipédagogique" means: Contraire à la pédagogie.
How do you pronounce "antipédagogique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antipédagogique" is \ɑ̃.ti.pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antipédagogique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list