occultisme

\ɔ.kyl.tism\

/\ɔ.kyl.tism\/ noun

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The verdict

“occultisme” is uncommon French (frequency #54,133 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,133
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des arts et sciences occultes (alchimie, astrologie, magie, divination, médecine occulte) touchant aux secrets de la nature, à ce qui est non visible

Key facts for occultisme
PropertyValue
Headwordoccultisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.kyl.tism\
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “occultisme” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). occultisme lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

occultisme is uncommon French at frequency #54,133 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.kyl.tism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des arts et sciences occultes (alchimie, astrologie, magie, divination, médecine occulte) touchant aux secrets de la nature, à ce qui est non visible".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for occultisme, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is occultisme, spelled O-C-C-U-L-T-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des arts et sciences occultes (alchimie, astrologie, magie, divination, médecine occulte) touchant aux secrets de la nature, à ce qui est non visible

This word in other languages

occult(English)

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 "occultisme"?
"occultisme" is spelled O-C-C-U-L-T-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.kyl.tism\.
What does "occultisme" mean?
As a noun, "occultisme" means: Ensemble des arts et sciences occultes (alchimie, astrologie, magie, divination, médecine occulte) touchant aux secrets de la nature, à ce qui est non visible
How do you pronounce "occultisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "occultisme" is \ɔ.kyl.tism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "occultisme" come from?
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Using “occultisme”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is O-C-C-U-L-T-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔ.kyl.tism\ (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

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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