classisme

\kla.sism\

/\kla.sism\/ noun

The verdict

“classisme” 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 September 3, 2026) - Discrimination fondée sur la classe sociale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-classisme · classisme · French

classisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 classisme
PropertyValue
Headwordclassisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kla.sism\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « classisme » en français

classismesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

classisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kla.sism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Discrimination fondée sur la classe sociale.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for classisme in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 classisme, spelled C-L-A-S-S-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Discrimination fondée sur la classe sociale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dans les années 70 et 80, les « théories de la reproduction » de la société à travers la ségrégation sociale qu’opèrent l’école et l’université (ce que nous désignons ici comme un classisme sociologique), vont devenir idéologie de « la formation pour tous ».

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 "classisme"?
"classisme" is spelled C-L-A-S-S-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kla.sism\.
What does "classisme" mean?
As a noun, "classisme" means: Discrimination fondée sur la classe sociale.
How do you pronounce "classisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "classisme" is \kla.sism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "classisme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list