scepticisme

\sɛp.ti.sism\

/\sɛp.ti.sism\/ noun

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The verdict

“scepticisme” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,268. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,268
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doctrine, sentiment des philosophes dont le dogme principal est de douter, de n’affirmer rien, de tenir leur jugement en suspens sur chaque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scepticisme · scepticisme · French

scepticisme · rank #17,268 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,268
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH scan

Nearest frequency peer: scan (-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 « scepticisme »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « scepticisme » 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
Key facts for scepticisme
PropertyValue
Headwordscepticisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛp.ti.sism\
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,268
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « scepticisme »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).scepticismese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « scan » (#17,267), « secourir » (#17,269), « Saturne » (#17,266). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « scepticisme » est au #17,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around scepticisme (IPA \sɛp.ti.sism\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,268 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for scepticisme, with forms such as "csepticisme", "sccepticisme", and "scepitcisme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 scepticisme, spelled S-C-E-P-T-I-C-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doctrine, sentiment des philosophes dont le dogme principal est de douter, de n’affirmer rien, de tenir leur jugement en suspens sur chaque chose.
  2. 2
    Disposition d’esprit des personnes portant à douter de quelque chose (ou de tout).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le scepticisme ne convient pas à tout le monde. Il suppose un examen profond et désintéressé : celui qui doute parce qu’il ne connaît pas les raisons de crédibilité n’est qu’un ignorant. Le vrai sceptique a compté et pesé les raisons.
  2. Le scepticisme de Montaigne était tout à fait son affaire. Non seulement il [Jean-Martin Charcot] n’avait aucune croyance, mais encore il manifestait fréquemment des sentiments hostiles au catholicisme, qu’il ne séparait pas de la réaction.

Synonyms

antidogmatisme

Antonyms

enthousiasme

This word in other languages

scepticism(English)escepticismo(Español)Skepsis(Deutsch)ceticismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csepticisme
  • sccepticisme
  • scepitcisme
  • sceppticisme
  • sceptciisme
  • scepticcisme
  • scepticimse
  • scepticisem
  • scepticismme
  • scepticissme
  • scepticsime
  • sceptiicsme
  • sceptticisme
  • scetpicisme
  • scpeticisme
  • secpticisme
  • sscepticisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scepticisme - 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.

csepticisme2sccepticisme1scepitcisme2sceppticisme1sceptciisme2scepticcisme1scepticimse2scepticisem2
Edit distance from "scepticisme"

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 "scepticisme"?
"scepticisme" is spelled S-C-E-P-T-I-C-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛp.ti.sism\.
What does "scepticisme" mean?
As a noun, "scepticisme" means: Doctrine, sentiment des philosophes dont le dogme principal est de douter, de n’affirmer rien, de tenir leur jugement en suspens sur chaque chose.
What are common misspellings of "scepticisme"?
Common misspellings include "csepticisme", "sccepticisme", "scepitcisme", "sceppticisme", "sceptciisme". The correct spelling is "scepticisme".
How do you pronounce "scepticisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scepticisme" is \sɛp.ti.sism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scepticisme" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

urbanisation17 variantspourparlers17 variantsattractivité17 variantsintolérable17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list