idéalisme
\i.de.a.lism\
The verdict
“idéalisme” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #28,596 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,596
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Attitude de celui qui agit en fonction d’un idéal.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | idéalisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.de.a.lism\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #28,596 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “idéalisme” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for idéalisme is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \i.de.a.lism\. Corpus data places it at rank #28,596 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for idéalisme, with forms such as "diéalisme", "idaélisme", and "iddéalisme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "idéaliste", "idéalistes", "idéalisée", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is idéalisme, spelled I-D-É-A-L-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Attitude de celui qui agit en fonction d’un idéal.
- 2Disposition d’esprit de celui qui ne prend pas en compte la réalité pour régler sa pensée ou son action.
- 3Système philosophique qui considère les idées comme le principe de la connaissance.
- 4Se dit, par opposition au réalisme, de la doctrine selon laquelle l’art doit représenter l’idéal et non le réel.
- 5Fait de rendre idéale une œuvre, de lui faire atteindre l'idéal par l'emploi de procédés stylistiques.
- 6Nom donné à un ensemble de théorie des relations internationales dans laquelle la conduite des États est soumise à l'existence de règles et valeurs communes supérieures à l'intérêt national et régissant leurs actions.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: diéalisme,idaélisme,iddéalisme,idealisme,idéailsme,idéalimse,idéalisem,idéalismme,idéalissme,idéallisme,idéalsime,idélaisme,iédalisme
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of idéalisme - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “idéalisme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-D-É-A-L-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.de.a.lism\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “idéaliste” - see the side-by-side comparison. idéalisme vs idéaliste
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.