dirigisme
\di.ʁi.ʒism\
The verdict
“dirigisme” is uncommon French (frequency #86,614 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,614
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Système dans lequel l’État dirige l’économie du pays ou influe sur son orientation, sans sortir du cadre de l’économie capitaliste.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dirigisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \di.ʁi.ʒism\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dirigisme” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dirigisme is uncommon French at frequency #86,614 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.ʁi.ʒism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dirigisme has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dirigisme, spelled D-I-R-I-G-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Système dans lequel l’État dirige l’économie du pays ou influe sur son orientation, sans sortir du cadre de l’économie capitaliste.
- 2Orientation donnée par l’État dans différents domaines.
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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 “dirigisme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-R-I-G-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \di.ʁi.ʒism\ (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.