dictatorial
\dik.ta.tɔ.ʁjal\
The verdict
“dictatorial” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #41,735 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #41,735
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a rapport à la dictature, au dictateur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dictatorial |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dik.ta.tɔ.ʁjal\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #41,735 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dictatorial” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for dictatorial is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dik.ta.tɔ.ʁjal\. Corpus data places it at rank #41,735 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui a rapport à la dictature, au dictateur.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for dictatorial, with forms such as "dcitatorial", "ddictatorial", and "dicattorial". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 dictatorial, spelled D-I-C-T-A-T-O-R-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui a rapport à la dictature, au dictateur.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dcitatorial,ddictatorial,dicattorial,dicctatorial,dictaotrial,dictatoiral,dictatorail,dictatoriall,dictatorila,dictatorrial,dictatroial,dictattorial,dicttaorial,dicttatorial,ditcatorial,idctatorial
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dictatorial - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “dictatorial”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-C-T-A-T-O-R-I-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dik.ta.tɔ.ʁjal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.