exotérique

\ɛɡ.zɔ.te.ʁik\

/\ɛɡ.zɔ.te.ʁik\/ adj

The verdict

“exotérique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se fait en public, en parlant de la doctrine que les philosophes anciens professaient en public, par opposition à leur doctrine secrète.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exoterique · exotérique · French

exotérique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for exotérique
PropertyValue
Headwordexotérique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛɡ.zɔ.te.ʁik\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « exotérique » en français

exotériquesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exotérique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛɡ.zɔ.te.ʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui se fait en public, en parlant de la doctrine que les philosophes anciens professaient en public, par opposition à leur doctrine secrète.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for exotérique, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 exotérique, spelled E-X-O-T-É-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se fait en public, en parlant de la doctrine que les philosophes anciens professaient en public, par opposition à leur doctrine secrète.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. … car il y a une philosophie bourgeoise ésotérique qui exprime le travail intime de la bourgeoisie, son opération de soi sur soi, par quoi elle édifie les modèles auxquels elle doit se conformer. Et il y a une philosophie bourgeoise exotérique, qui est tournée vers le dehors, qui exprime en quelques formules réduites ce qu’on doit savoir de la Philosophie.

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This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exotérique"?
"exotérique" is spelled E-X-O-T-É-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.zɔ.te.ʁik\.
What does "exotérique" mean?
As an adjective, "exotérique" means: Qui se fait en public, en parlant de la doctrine que les philosophes anciens professaient en public, par opposition à leur doctrine secrète.
How do you pronounce "exotérique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exotérique" is \ɛɡ.zɔ.te.ʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exotérique" come from?
"exotérique" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list