liberté de pensée

\li.bɛʁ.te də pɑ̃.se\

/\li.bɛʁ.te də pɑ̃.se\/ noun

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The verdict

“liberté de pensée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Liberté de penser librement et d’avoir des opinions contraires à celle de la majorité.

Key facts for liberté de pensée
PropertyValue
Headwordliberté de pensée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.bɛʁ.te də pɑ̃.se\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “liberté de pensée” sits in French frequency

liberté de pensée falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

liberté de pensée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.bɛʁ.te də pɑ̃.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Liberté de penser librement et d’avoir des opinions contraires à celle de la majorité.".

liberté de pensée doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 liberté de pensée, spelled L-I-B-E-R-T-É- -D-E- -P-E-N-S-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liberté de penser librement et d’avoir des opinions contraires à celle de la majorité.

Synonyms

liberté de penser

This word in other languages

Gedankenfreiheit(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "liberté de pensée"?
"liberté de pensée" is spelled L-I-B-E-R-T-É- -D-E- -P-E-N-S-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \li.bɛʁ.te də pɑ̃.se\.
What does "liberté de pensée" mean?
As a noun, "liberté de pensée" means: Liberté de penser librement et d’avoir des opinions contraires à celle de la majorité.
How do you pronounce "liberté de pensée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liberté de pensée" is \li.bɛʁ.te də pɑ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "liberté de pensée" come from?
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Using “liberté de pensée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-I-B-E-R-T-É- -D-E- -P-E-N-S-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \li.bɛʁ.te də pɑ̃.se\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list