dictature
French, noun/dik.ta.tyʁ/
dictature is spelled D-I-C-T-A-T-U-R-E (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,605th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dictature is a French feminine noun meaning “dictatorship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dignité, pouvoir du dictateur”.
What does dictature mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedictatorship
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dignité, pouvoir du dictateur. 2. Temps pendant lequel s’exerce cette dignité. 3. Autorité absolue ; autocratie. 4. Pression psychologique et insidieuse, qui s’impose du fait de l’appartenance à un groupe, de l’évolution des modes de vie, de l’environnement, etc.
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 dictature
- dictatures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dictature?
- /dik.ta.tyʁ/
- \dik.ta.tyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dictature
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dictature in French?
dictature appears 10 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).