pyrrhonisme
\pi.ʁɔ.nism\
The verdict
“pyrrhonisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doctrine de Pyrrhon et de ses disciples.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pyrrhonisme · pyrrhonisme · French
pyrrhonisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pyrrhonisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.ʁɔ.nism\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pyrrhonisme » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pyrrhonisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.ʁɔ.nism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pyrrhonisme, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 pyrrhonisme, spelled P-Y-R-R-H-O-N-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Doctrine de Pyrrhon et de ses disciples.
- 2Habitude ou affectation de douter de tout.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pyrrhonisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’abdication de la raison devant la foi, […] l’angoisse d’un Pascal, qui abîme la raison dans le pyrrhonisme pour parier désespérément; […] expriment des tourments, des faiblesses, des noblesses.
De là le pyrrhonisme, qui replonge le genre humain dans l’ignorance parce qu’il sape le fondement de toutes les sciences.
Antonyms
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.