cacocratie

\ka.ko.kʁa.ti\

/\ka.ko.kʁa.ti\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gouvernement par les plus mauvais, mauvais gouvernement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cacocratie · cacocratie · French

cacocratie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 cacocratie
PropertyValue
Headwordcacocratie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.ko.kʁa.ti\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cacocratie » en français

cacocratiereste 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

cacocratie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.ko.kʁa.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gouvernement par les plus mauvais, mauvais gouvernement.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cacocratie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cacocratie, spelled C-A-C-O-C-R-A-T-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gouvernement par les plus mauvais, mauvais gouvernement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La confiscation « démocratique » de tous les pouvoirs du Peuple, débouche de nos jours sur la « cacocratie », le gouvernement par les plus mauvais, célébré par les plus crapuleux et dont profitent les plus corrompus.

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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 "cacocratie"?
"cacocratie" is spelled C-A-C-O-C-R-A-T-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ko.kʁa.ti\.
What does "cacocratie" mean?
As a noun, "cacocratie" means: Gouvernement par les plus mauvais, mauvais gouvernement.
How do you pronounce "cacocratie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cacocratie" is \ka.ko.kʁa.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cacocratie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list