égoïsme
French, noun/e.ɡo.ism/
égoïsme is spelled É-G-O-Ï-S-M-E (7 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written French, the 17,903rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Égoïsme is a French masculine noun meaning “egoism (tendency to think of self)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tendance a décider et agir en privilégiant son intérêt propre aux dépens de celui du reste du monde en…”.
What does égoïsme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineegoism (tendency to think of self)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tendance a décider et agir en privilégiant son intérêt propre aux dépens de celui du reste du monde en général, ou d'autrui en particulier.
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 égoïsme
- égoïsmes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce égoïsme?
- /e.ɡo.ism/
- /e.ɡo.izm/
- \e.ɡɔ.ism\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to égoïsme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is égoïsme in French?
égoïsme appears 2.5 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).