illettrisme

\i.lɛ.tʁism\

/\i.lɛ.tʁism\/ noun

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The verdict

“illettrisme” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,863
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maîtrise insuffisante de l’écriture et de la lecture.

Corpus desk

Index FR-illettrisme · illettrisme · French

illettrisme · rank #37,863 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,863
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH identifiez

Nearest frequency peer: identifiez (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « illettrisme »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « illettrisme » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for illettrisme
PropertyValue
Headwordillettrisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.lɛ.tʁism\
Letters11
Frequency rank#37,863
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « illettrisme »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.illettrismese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « identifiez » (#37,862), « immaculé » (#37,864), « immortaliser » (#37,865). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « illettrisme » est au #37,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around illettrisme (IPA \i.lɛ.tʁism\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,863 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Maîtrise insuffisante de l’écriture et de la lecture.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for illettrisme, with forms such as "ilelttrisme", "ilettrisme", and "illetrisme". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is illettrisme, spelled I-L-L-E-T-T-R-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maîtrise insuffisante de l’écriture et de la lecture.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En 1984, le gouvernement français prend connaissance de l’existence de l’illettrisme et affirma sa volonté d’y remédier.

Synonyms

illittérature

This word in other languages

illiteracy(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilelttrisme
  • ilettrisme
  • illetrisme
  • illetrtisme
  • illettirsme
  • illettrimse
  • illettrisem
  • illettrismme
  • illettrissme
  • illettrrisme
  • illettrsime
  • illtetrisme
  • lilettrisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of illettrisme - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilelttrisme2ilettrisme1illetrisme1illetrtisme2illettirsme2illettrimse2illettrisem2illettrismme1
Edit distance from "illettrisme"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "illettrisme"?
"illettrisme" is spelled I-L-L-E-T-T-R-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.lɛ.tʁism\.
What does "illettrisme" mean?
As a noun, "illettrisme" means: Maîtrise insuffisante de l’écriture et de la lecture.
What are common misspellings of "illettrisme"?
Common misspellings include "ilelttrisme", "ilettrisme", "illetrisme", "illetrtisme", "illettirsme". The correct spelling is "illettrisme".
How do you pronounce "illettrisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "illettrisme" is \i.lɛ.tʁism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "illettrisme" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "illettrisme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list