homme politique

\ɔm pɔ.li.tik\

/\ɔm pɔ.li.tik\/ noun

The verdict

“homme politique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homme qui fait de la politique son métier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-homme-politique · homme politique · French

homme politique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « homme politique » en français

homme politiquereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

homme politique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔm pɔ.li.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how homme politique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hibou, l’homme politique qui met un masque de liberté, de candeur, d’amour de l'humanité, &, à un moment donné, sans prévenir, vous égorgette doucement un homme ou une nation.
  2. Beaucoup de mes interlocuteurs me signalent encore, […], la conception qu’on a du suffrage universel en ces contrées, où l’homme politique doit accepter d’être, dans la métropole, le protecteur, le soutien, le truchement de ses mandants.

Synonyms

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list