hyperspécialisation
French, noun/i.pɛʁ.spe.sja.li.za.sjɔ̃/
hyperspécialisation is a French feminine noun meaning “hyperspecialization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de se spécialiser à l’extrême ou fait d’être extrêmement spécialisé”.
What does hyperspécialisation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehyperspecialization
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de se spécialiser à l’extrême ou fait d’être extrêmement spécialisé.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hyperspécialisation
- hyperspécialisations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hyperspécialisation?
- /i.pɛʁ.spe.sja.li.za.sjɔ̃/
- ^((h muet))\i.pɛʁ.spe.sja.li.za.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hyperspécialisation in French?
hyperspécialisation appears about once in every 85 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).