élitiste

\e.li.tist\

/\e.li.tist\/ adj

The verdict

“élitiste” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,307. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,307
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui concerne une élite ou l’élitisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-elitiste · élitiste · French

élitiste · rank #31,307 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,307
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH écueil

Nearest frequency peer: écueil (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “élitiste”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “élitiste” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for élitiste
PropertyValue
Headwordélitiste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.li.tist\
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,307
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “élitiste” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).élitistese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « écueil » (#31,306), « émettant » (#31,308), « écoutons » (#31,305). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around élitiste (IPA \e.li.tist\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,307 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui concerne une élite ou l’élitisme.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for élitiste, with forms such as "elitiste", "léitiste", and "éiltiste". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is élitiste, spelled É-L-I-T-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui concerne une élite ou l’élitisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how élitiste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il décida d’écrire non pas pour sa propre revue ou un hebdomadaire, ou encore une feuille élitiste lue par des intellectuels, mais pour un quotidien populaire, à très fort tirage.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elitiste
  • léitiste
  • éiltiste
  • éliitste
  • élitiset
  • élitisste
  • élitistte
  • élititse
  • élitsite
  • élittiste
  • éllitiste
  • éltiiste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of élitiste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elitiste1léitiste2éiltiste2éliitste2élitiset2élitisste1élitistte1élititse2
Edit distance from "élitiste"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "élitiste"?
"élitiste" is spelled É-L-I-T-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.li.tist\.
What does "élitiste" mean?
As an adjective, "élitiste" means: Qui concerne une élite ou l’élitisme.
What are common misspellings of "élitiste"?
Common misspellings include "elitiste", "léitiste", "éiltiste", "éliitste", "élitiset". The correct spelling is "élitiste".
How do you pronounce "élitiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "élitiste" is \e.li.tist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "élitiste" come from?
"élitiste" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "élitiste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list