hispanisme
\i.spa.nism\
The verdict
“hispanisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Locution propre à la langue espagnole, ou mot espagnol emprunté par une autre langue tel quel ou sous une forme adaptée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hispanisme · hispanisme · French
hispanisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | hispanisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.spa.nism\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hispanisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.spa.nism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for hispanisme in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is hispanisme, spelled H-I-S-P-A-N-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Locution propre à la langue espagnole, ou mot espagnol emprunté par une autre langue tel quel ou sous une forme adaptée.
- 2Étude de la culture de l'Espagne et de l'espace hispanique.
- 3Caractère propre à cette culture.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hispanisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La mode des hispanismes, qui était venue, dans les années 1620-1630, équilibrer tant soit peu les anciens « italianismes », est la dernière grande vague d'emprunts à l'étranger, avant les anglicismes de la fin du XVIIIᵉ siècle.
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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.