contre-hégémonie

\kɔ̃tʁ.e.ʒe.mɔ.ni\

/\kɔ̃tʁ.e.ʒe.mɔ.ni\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nouvelle puissance politique, sociale ou culturelle constituée pour menacer, démanteler et finalement remplacer l’hégémonie en place.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contre-hegemonie · contre-hégémonie · French

contre-hégémonie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 contre-hégémonie
PropertyValue
Headwordcontre-hégémonie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃tʁ.e.ʒe.mɔ.ni\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « contre-hégémonie » en français

contre-hégémoniesiège 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

contre-hégémonie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃tʁ.e.ʒe.mɔ.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nouvelle puissance politique, sociale ou culturelle constituée pour menacer, démanteler et finalement remplacer l’hégémonie en place.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for contre-hégémonie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is contre-hégémonie, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---H-É-G-É-M-O-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nouvelle puissance politique, sociale ou culturelle constituée pour menacer, démanteler et finalement remplacer l’hégémonie en place.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Appuyé sur une prosopographie des historiens académiciens et une base de données des prix décernés chaque année aux ouvrages historiques, cet article met en lumière les traits caractéristiques de cette institution, contre-société ancrée dans le catholicisme, l’aristocratie, le nationalisme et le royalisme, aux avant-postes d’un véritable projet de contre-…

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 "contre-hégémonie"?
"contre-hégémonie" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---H-É-G-É-M-O-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃tʁ.e.ʒe.mɔ.ni\.
What does "contre-hégémonie" mean?
As a noun, "contre-hégémonie" means: Nouvelle puissance politique, sociale ou culturelle constituée pour menacer, démanteler et finalement remplacer l’hégémonie en place.
How do you pronounce "contre-hégémonie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contre-hégémonie" is \kɔ̃tʁ.e.ʒe.mɔ.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contre-hégémonie" come from?
"contre-hégémonie" 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