autiste
French, noun/o.tist/
autiste is spelled A-U-T-I-S-T-E (7 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written French, the 17,903rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Autiste is a French feminine noun meaning “someone who is autistic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne ayant de l’autisme”.
What does autiste mean in English?
adjective
- 1
autistic
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesomeone who is autistic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie une personne présentant des caractéristiques relevant de l'autisme. 2. Qualifie une personne physique ou morale qui ne perçoit pas les sentiments ou les intentions d’autrui, qui n’écoute pas les avis extérieurs ou qui se coupe de son environnement, se replie sur elle-même.
noun: 1. Personne ayant de l’autisme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of autiste
- autistes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce autiste?
- /o.tist/
- /ɔ.tist/
- \o.tist\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to autiste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is autiste in French?
autiste appears 2.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).