demi-savant
\də.mi.sa.vɑ̃\
The verdict
“demi-savant” 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) - Quelqu'un dont l'instruction n'est pas achevée, dont les connaissances sont incomplètes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demi-savant · demi-savant · French
demi-savant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demi-savant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.mi.sa.vɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « demi-savant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
demi-savant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mi.sa.vɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quelqu'un dont l'instruction n'est pas achevée, dont les connaissances sont incomplètes.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for demi-savant, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is demi-savant, spelled D-E-M-I---S-A-V-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Quelqu'un dont l'instruction n'est pas achevée, dont les connaissances sont incomplètes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how demi-savant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
S’il lisait, au contraire, quelque pamphlet politique, quelque grave dissertation sur l’économie sociale, livres qu’il préférait aux romans, par ce singulier amour que les demi-savants ont pour les lectures difficiles, il trouvait encore moyen de l’intéresser aux choses mortellement ennuyeuses que souvent il ne parvenait même pas à comprendre ; il croyait…
Synonyms
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.