dictatorial
French, adjective/dik.ta.tɔ.ʁjal/
dictatorial is spelled D-I-C-T-A-T-O-R-I-A-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 41,708th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dictatorial is a French adjective meaning “dictatorial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a rapport à la dictature, au dictateur”.
What does dictatorial mean in English?
adjective
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dictatorial
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport à la dictature, au dictateur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dictatorial
- dictatoriale feminine
- dictatoriaux masculine plural
- dictatoriales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dictatorial?
- /dik.ta.tɔ.ʁjal/
- \dik.ta.tɔ.ʁjal\
- [diktatɔʁjal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dictatorial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dictatorial in French?
dictatorial appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).