criticism
The verdict
“criticism” is uncommon French (frequency #98,925 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,925
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Critique.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | criticism |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #98,925 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “criticism” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
criticism is uncommon French at frequency #98,925 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
criticism doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 criticism, spelled C-R-I-T-I-C-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1Critique.
- 2Reproche.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “criticism”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-R-I-T-I-C-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.