héritocratie
\e.ʁi.tɔ.kʁa.si\
The verdict
“héritocratie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Système politique, économique et social fondé sur l'héritage qui est la principale source du pouvoir, par le privilège de la possession d'un important patrimoine hérité.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | héritocratie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ʁi.tɔ.kʁa.si\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “héritocratie” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
héritocratie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ʁi.tɔ.kʁa.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Système politique, économique et social fondé sur l'héritage qui est la principale source du pouvoir, par le privilège de la possession d'un important patrimoine hérité.".
No misspelling variants are generated for héritocratie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is héritocratie, spelled H-É-R-I-T-O-C-R-A-T-I-E.
Definition
- 1Système politique, économique et social fondé sur l'héritage qui est la principale source du pouvoir, par le privilège de la possession d'un important patrimoine hérité.
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Using “héritocratie”
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- The one correct French spelling is H-É-R-I-T-O-C-R-A-T-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.ʁi.tɔ.kʁa.si\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.