rastafarisme

\ʁas.ta.fa.ʁizm\

/\ʁas.ta.fa.ʁizm\/ noun

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The verdict

“rastafarisme” 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 messianique afrosémitique considérant Hailé Sélassié Iᵉʳ comme le nouveau messie.

Key facts for rastafarisme
PropertyValue
Headwordrastafarisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁas.ta.fa.ʁizm\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rastafarisme” sits in French frequency

rastafarisme 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

rastafarisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁas.ta.fa.ʁizm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mouvement messianique afrosémitique considérant Hailé Sélassié Iᵉʳ comme le nouveau messie.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rastafarisme, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is rastafarisme, spelled R-A-S-T-A-F-A-R-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mouvement messianique afrosémitique considérant Hailé Sélassié Iᵉʳ comme le nouveau messie.

This word in other languages

Rastafarianism(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rastafarisme"?
"rastafarisme" is spelled R-A-S-T-A-F-A-R-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁas.ta.fa.ʁizm\.
What does "rastafarisme" mean?
As a noun, "rastafarisme" means: Mouvement messianique afrosémitique considérant Hailé Sélassié Iᵉʳ comme le nouveau messie.
How do you pronounce "rastafarisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rastafarisme" is \ʁas.ta.fa.ʁizm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rastafarisme" come from?
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Using “rastafarisme”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-S-T-A-F-A-R-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁas.ta.fa.ʁizm\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list