populiste

\pɔ.py.list\

/\pɔ.py.list\/ adj

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The verdict

“populiste” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,945. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,945
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui pratique le populisme, le soutien aux classes populaires.

Corpus desk

Index FR-populiste · populiste · French

populiste · rank #19,945 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,945
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH PMU

Nearest frequency peer: PMU (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « populiste »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « populiste » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

populiste vs populistes
90% similar
populiste vs populisme
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for populiste
PropertyValue
Headwordpopuliste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɔ.py.list\
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,945
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « populiste »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « PMU » (#19,944), « porterait » (#19,946), « Plagiat » (#19,943). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « populiste » est au #19,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around populiste (IPA \pɔ.py.list\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,945 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for populiste, with forms such as "oppuliste", "popluiste", and "poppuliste". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "populistes", "populisme", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is populiste, spelled P-O-P-U-L-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui pratique le populisme, le soutien aux classes populaires.
  2. 2
    Démagogue.
  3. 3
    Relatif au populisme russe du XIXe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le parti allemand Die Linke assume aujourd’hui de se présenter comme un parti populiste de gauche. Il ne faut pas se laisser accuser d’être « populiste ». Je ne suis pas d’accord avec Pierre Rosanvallon, qui juge que le populisme est une perversion de la démocratie.
  2. Avec ce type de vision, tout ou presque pourrait être considéré comme populiste : Périclès et le demos athénien, les Gracques dans la Rome républicaine, les acteurs de la Révolution française, le Parti communiste français (PCF) et les « deux cents familles », etc.

This word in other languages

populist(English)populistisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oppuliste
  • popluiste
  • poppuliste
  • popuilste
  • populiset
  • populisste
  • populistte
  • populitse
  • populliste
  • populsite
  • poupliste
  • ppopuliste
  • ppouliste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of populiste - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

oppuliste2popluiste2poppuliste1popuilste2populiset2populisste1populistte1populitse2
Edit distance from "populiste"

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 "populiste"?
"populiste" is spelled P-O-P-U-L-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.py.list\.
What does "populiste" mean?
As an adjective, "populiste" means: Qui pratique le populisme, le soutien aux classes populaires.
What words are commonly confused with "populiste"?
"populiste" is commonly confused with "populistes", "populisme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "populiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "populiste" is \pɔ.py.list\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "populiste" come from?
"populiste" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

porterait#19,946pistolets#19,941passagère#19,933reconduit#19,960

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

propulsé13 variantspanthère13 variantsréédition13 variantssentinelle13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list