familistère
French, noun\fa.mi.lis.tɛʁ\
familistère is spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-S-T-È-R-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Familistère is a French masculine noun meaning “A kind of commune where numerous families reside” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Établissement où plusieurs familles ou individus vivent ensemble dans une sorte de communauté et trouvent…”.
What does familistère mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA kind of commune where numerous families reside
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Établissement où plusieurs familles ou individus vivent ensemble dans une sorte de communauté et trouvent dans des magasins coopératifs ce qui leur est nécessaire. 2. Dans certaines régions de la France, entreprises purement commerciales pour la vente à bon marché.
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 familistère
- familistères plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce familistère?
- \fa.mi.lis.tɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is familistère in French?
familistère appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).