expansionniste

\ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ.nist\

/\ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ.nist\/ adj

The verdict

“expansionniste” is uncommon French (frequency #50,822 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,822
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à l’expansionnisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-expansionniste · expansionniste · French

expansionniste · rank #50,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,822
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH exigerait

Nearest frequency peer: exigerait (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « expansionniste »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « expansionniste » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for expansionniste
PropertyValue
Headwordexpansionniste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ.nist\
Letters14
Frequency rank#50,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « expansionniste » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.expansionnistetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « exigerait » (#50,821), « expéditive » (#50,823), « excitantes » (#50,820). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « expansionniste » est au #50,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expansionniste is uncommon French at frequency #50,822 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ.nist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif à l’expansionnisme.".

Zero misspellings are on record for expansionniste in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is expansionniste, spelled E-X-P-A-N-S-I-O-N-N-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à l’expansionnisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La politique expansionniste de l'Union soviétique en Afghanistan.
  2. Dès 1933 donc, Kraus parle longuement des préparatifs de guerre de l’Allemagne nazie, de ses visées expansionnistes, de l’antisémitisme affiché et brutal, de la structure préfasciste de la société allemande, des camps de concentration (le premier, Oranienburg, a été ouvert en février 1933, suivi par celui de Dachau en mars de la même année), des tortures,…

Synonyms

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); 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 "expansionniste"?
"expansionniste" is spelled E-X-P-A-N-S-I-O-N-N-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ.nist\.
What does "expansionniste" mean?
As an adjective, "expansionniste" means: Relatif à l’expansionnisme.
How do you pronounce "expansionniste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expansionniste" is \ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ.nist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list