laïcat
\la.i.ka\
The verdict
“laïcat” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble des fidèles des Églises chrétiennes qui n’appartiennent pas au clergé.
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Index FR-laicat · laïcat · French
laïcat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laïcat |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \la.i.ka\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « laïcat » en français
Rare enough to double-check
laïcat is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \la.i.ka\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des fidèles des Églises chrétiennes qui n’appartiennent pas au clergé.".
No misspelling variants are generated for laïcat in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is laïcat, spelled L-A-Ï-C-A-T.
Definition
- 1Ensemble des fidèles des Églises chrétiennes qui n’appartiennent pas au clergé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how laïcat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le concile Vatican II accomplit un grand pas en avant en enseignant que la caractéristique spécifique du laïcat est la sécularité, à savoir qu’en tant que chrétiens qui vivent la vie du Christ dans le monde, leur rôle est de sanctifier la création en l’engageant à devenir plus chrétienne.
Le rôle historique et le volontarisme toujours vif du laïcat expliquent en partie le dynamisme de l’Église de Corée.
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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.