capacitisme

\ka.pa.si.tism\

/\ka.pa.si.tism\/ noun

The verdict

“capacitisme” 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) - Discrimination envers les personnes ayant un handicap physique ou mental.

Corpus desk

Index FR-capacitisme · capacitisme · French

capacitisme · 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 "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 capacitisme
PropertyValue
Headwordcapacitisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.pa.si.tism\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « capacitisme » en français

capacitismereste 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

capacitisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.pa.si.tism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Discrimination envers les personnes ayant un handicap physique ou mental.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for capacitisme, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is capacitisme, spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Discrimination envers les personnes ayant un handicap physique ou mental.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En effet, le capacitisme dirigé vers les êtres humains dont les capacités de l’esprit (ou du corps) sont limitées a beau faire encore à ce jour des ravages dans les communautés humaines, nous reconnaissons qu’il est moralement condamnable et qu’il faut l’enrayer.
  2. Capacitisme : Système de croyances, comme le racisme, le sexisme ou l’âgisme, qui considère les personnes handicapées comme étant moins dignes de respect et de considération, moins capables de contribuer et de participer à la société ou comme ayant moins de valeur intrinsèque que les autres. Le capacitisme peut être conscient ou inconscient et peut être a…

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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 "capacitisme"?
"capacitisme" is spelled C-A-P-A-C-I-T-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.pa.si.tism\.
What does "capacitisme" mean?
As a noun, "capacitisme" means: Discrimination envers les personnes ayant un handicap physique ou mental.
How do you pronounce "capacitisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "capacitisme" is \ka.pa.si.tism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "capacitisme" come from?
"capacitisme" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list