œcuménisme

\e.ky.me.nism\

/\e.ky.me.nism\/ noun

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The verdict

“œcuménisme” is an uncommon French word, ranked #68,759 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#68,759
frequency rank, French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mouvement visant à la réunion de toutes les Églises chrétiennes.

Key facts for œcuménisme
PropertyValue
Headwordœcuménisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ky.me.nism\
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “œcuménisme” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). œcuménisme lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for œcuménisme is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.ky.me.nism\. Corpus data places it at rank #68,759 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for œcuménisme, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented 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 œcuménisme, spelled Œ-C-U-M-É-N-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mouvement visant à la réunion de toutes les Églises chrétiennes.
  2. 2
    Dialogue entre plusieurs religions.

This word in other languages

ecumenism(English)Ökumene(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "œcuménisme"?
"œcuménisme" is spelled Œ-C-U-M-É-N-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ky.me.nism\.
What does "œcuménisme" mean?
As a noun, "œcuménisme" means: Mouvement visant à la réunion de toutes les Églises chrétiennes.
How do you pronounce "œcuménisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "œcuménisme" is \e.ky.me.nism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "œcuménisme" come from?
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Using “œcuménisme”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is Œ-C-U-M-É-N-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.ky.me.nism\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list