hétérodoxie
\e.te.ʁɔ.dɔk.si\
The verdict
“hétérodoxie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opposition aux opinions orthodoxes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-heterodoxie · hétérodoxie · French
hétérodoxie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hétérodoxie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.te.ʁɔ.dɔk.si\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hétérodoxie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.te.ʁɔ.dɔk.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hétérodoxie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hétérodoxie, spelled H-É-T-É-R-O-D-O-X-I-E.
Definition
- 1Opposition aux opinions orthodoxes.
- 2Originalité, caractère de ce qui ne se conforme pas aux opinions, aux idées traditionnelles ou communément admises.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hétérodoxie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est suspect d’hétérodoxie.
On ne saurait nier l’hétérodoxie de cette proposition.
Antonyms
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.