pentecôtisme

\pɑ̃t.ko.tism\

/\pɑ̃t.ko.tism\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mouvement protestant évangélique et charismatique se caractérisant par l’importance donnée aux dons du Saint-Esprit, telle la glossolalie.

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Index FR-pentecotisme · pentecôtisme · French

pentecôtisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for pentecôtisme
PropertyValue
Headwordpentecôtisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɑ̃t.ko.tism\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pentecôtisme” sits in French frequency

pentecôtisme 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

pentecôtisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɑ̃t.ko.tism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mouvement protestant évangélique et charismatique se caractérisant par l’importance donnée aux dons du Saint-Esprit, telle la glossolalie.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pentecôtisme, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pentecôtisme, spelled P-E-N-T-E-C-Ô-T-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mouvement protestant évangélique et charismatique se caractérisant par l’importance donnée aux dons du Saint-Esprit, telle la glossolalie.

This word in other languages

Pentecostalism(English)pentecostalismo(Español)Pfingstbewegung(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pentecôtisme"?
"pentecôtisme" is spelled P-E-N-T-E-C-Ô-T-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɑ̃t.ko.tism\.
What does "pentecôtisme" mean?
As a noun, "pentecôtisme" means: Mouvement protestant évangélique et charismatique se caractérisant par l’importance donnée aux dons du Saint-Esprit, telle la glossolalie.
How do you pronounce "pentecôtisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pentecôtisme" is \pɑ̃t.ko.tism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pentecôtisme" come from?
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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