latinisme
\la.ti.nism\
The verdict
“latinisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expression, tour de phrase propre à la langue latine, en particulier quand ils sont employés abusivement dans une autre langue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-latinisme · latinisme · French
latinisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | latinisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \la.ti.nism\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « latinisme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
latinisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \la.ti.nism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expression, tour de phrase propre à la langue latine, en particulier quand ils sont employés abusivement dans une autre langue.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for latinisme, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is latinisme, spelled L-A-T-I-N-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Expression, tour de phrase propre à la langue latine, en particulier quand ils sont employés abusivement dans une autre langue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how latinisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Son français est plein de latinismes.
Mais cet usage de nor est en fait un latinisme, l’auteur l’utilise comme nec en latin, qui peut cumuler les fonctions coordinative et contrastive.
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.