homme politique

\ɔm pɔ.li.tik\

/\ɔm pɔ.li.tik\/ noun

The verdict

“homme politique” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Homme qui fait de la politique son métier.

Key facts for homme politique
PropertyValue
Headwordhomme politique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔm pɔ.li.tik\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “homme politique” sits in French frequency

homme politique falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for homme politique is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔm pɔ.li.tik\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Homme qui fait de la politique son métier.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for homme politique, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is homme politique, spelled H-O-M-M-E- -P-O-L-I-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme qui fait de la politique son métier.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homme politique"?
"homme politique" is spelled H-O-M-M-E- -P-O-L-I-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔm pɔ.li.tik\.
What does "homme politique" mean?
As a noun, "homme politique" means: Homme qui fait de la politique son métier.
How do you pronounce "homme politique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homme politique" is \ɔm pɔ.li.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homme politique" come from?
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Using “homme politique”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-O-M-M-E- -P-O-L-I-T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔm pɔ.li.tik\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list