opinion publique
\ɔ.pi.njɔ̃ py.blik\
The verdict
“opinion publique” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jugement collectif, réputation ou considération sociale attachée à une personne, une action ou une institution, perçue comme la voix commune d’un peuple.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | opinion publique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.pi.njɔ̃ py.blik\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “opinion publique” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for opinion publique is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔ.pi.njɔ̃ py.blik\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for opinion publique in our index, 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 nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is opinion publique, spelled O-P-I-N-I-O-N- -P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Jugement collectif, réputation ou considération sociale attachée à une personne, une action ou une institution, perçue comme la voix commune d’un peuple.
- 2Ensemble des représentations collectives et des jugements dominants d’une société sur des affaires politiques, sociales ou culturelles, objet d’étude des sciences sociales et considéré comme une force d’influence sur le pouvoir.
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.
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Using “opinion publique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-P-I-N-I-O-N- -P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔ.pi.njɔ̃ py.blik\ (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.