phallocentrisme

\fa.lɔ.sɑ̃.tʁism\

/\fa.lɔ.sɑ̃.tʁism\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pensée qui place l’homme supérieur à la femme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-phallocentrisme · phallocentrisme · French

phallocentrisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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 phallocentrisme
PropertyValue
Headwordphallocentrisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fa.lɔ.sɑ̃.tʁism\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « phallocentrisme » en français

phallocentrismesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

phallocentrisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fa.lɔ.sɑ̃.tʁism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for phallocentrisme, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 phallocentrisme, spelled P-H-A-L-L-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pensée qui place l’homme supérieur à la femme.
  2. 2
    Tendance à penser et interpréter par défaut le monde à travers un prisme masculin, particulièrement en fonction du corps, du sexe et de la sexualité des hommes, et de leurs intérêts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dès 1928, il s’indignait du phallocentrisme des surréalistes, et se donnait pour projet en 1934, à la fin des Cloches de Bâle, de « chanter » « la femme des temps modernes ».
  2. Commençons donc par le phallocentrisme en anatomie. Il y a quelques années encore, certains scientifiques qualifiaient le clitoris de « pénis atrophié » – c’est-à-dire qu’un organe de femme était pensé à partir du corps des hommes.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "phallocentrisme"?
"phallocentrisme" is spelled P-H-A-L-L-O-C-E-N-T-R-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fa.lɔ.sɑ̃.tʁism\.
What does "phallocentrisme" mean?
As a noun, "phallocentrisme" means: Pensée qui place l’homme supérieur à la femme.
How do you pronounce "phallocentrisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phallocentrisme" is \fa.lɔ.sɑ̃.tʁism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phallocentrisme" come from?
"phallocentrisme" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list