lobbyisme

\lɔ.bi.ism\

/\lɔ.bi.ism\/ noun

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The verdict

“lobbyisme” is uncommon French (frequency #52,796 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,796
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Activités ou pressions exercées par un lobby afin d’obtenir des décisions qui lui sont favorables.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lobbyisme · lobbyisme · French

lobbyisme · rank #52,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,796
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lison

Nearest frequency peer: Lison (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “lobbyisme”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “lobbyisme” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lobbyisme
PropertyValue
Headwordlobbyisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ.bi.ism\
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “lobbyisme” se place dans la fréquence du français

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Lison » (#52,795), « Lodève » (#52,797), « lirais » (#52,794). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lobbyisme is uncommon French at frequency #52,796 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɔ.bi.ism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Activités ou pressions exercées par un lobby afin d’obtenir des décisions qui lui sont favorables.".

lobbyisme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lobbyisme, spelled L-O-B-B-Y-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Activités ou pressions exercées par un lobby afin d’obtenir des décisions qui lui sont favorables.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Loi sur la transparence et l'éthique en matière de lobbyisme.
  2. La Loi sur la transparence et l’éthique en matière de lobbyisme reconnaît le lobbyisme comme une activité légitime et nécessaire dans une démocratie.

Synonyms

lobbying

This word in other languages

lobbyism(English)Lobbyismus(Deutsch)

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 "lobbyisme"?
"lobbyisme" is spelled L-O-B-B-Y-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.bi.ism\.
What does "lobbyisme" mean?
As a noun, "lobbyisme" means: Activités ou pressions exercées par un lobby afin d’obtenir des décisions qui lui sont favorables.
How do you pronounce "lobbyisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lobbyisme" is \lɔ.bi.ism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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