santé publique
\sɑ̃.te py.blik\
The verdict
“santé publique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Niveau général de la santé d’une population.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | santé publique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.te py.blik\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “santé publique” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
santé publique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.te py.blik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for santé publique in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is santé publique, spelled S-A-N-T-É- -P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Niveau général de la santé d’une population.
- 2Activité médicale axée sur la prévention de la maladie, la prolongation de la durée de vie et la préservation de la santé par des mesures collectives.
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.
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Using “santé publique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-A-N-T-É- -P-U-B-L-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɑ̃.te py.blik\ (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.