scientisme

\sjɑ̃.tism\

/\sjɑ̃.tism\/ noun

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The verdict

“scientisme” is uncommon French (frequency #75,205 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,205
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Doctrine selon laquelle la connaissance scientifique permettrait d'échapper à l'ignorance et l'obscurantisme, foi dans l'application des principes de la science dans tous les domaines.

Key facts for scientisme
PropertyValue
Headwordscientisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sjɑ̃.tism\
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,205
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “scientisme” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). scientisme lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scientisme is uncommon French at frequency #75,205 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sjɑ̃.tism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for scientisme, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is scientisme, spelled S-C-I-E-N-T-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doctrine selon laquelle la connaissance scientifique permettrait d'échapper à l'ignorance et l'obscurantisme, foi dans l'application des principes de la science dans tous les domaines.
  2. 2
    Paradigme de la recherche scientifique qui s'appuie exclusivement sur la vraisemblance d'un jeu de données selon les prédictions d'un seul modèle théorique de référence afin de valider une nouvelle découverte. Elle s'inscrit dans le cadre de l'inférence statistique fréquentiste s'opposant à l’inférence bayésienne.
  3. 3
    Terme péjoratif faisant référence à une vision du monde dans laquelle on donne plus d'importance à un modèle fondé sur la base d'anciens résultats expérimentaux, plutôt qu'à des résultats d'expériences récents susceptibles d'invalider la pertinence prédictive du modèle impliqué.

Synonyms

positivisme

This word in other languages

scientism(English)

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 "scientisme"?
"scientisme" is spelled S-C-I-E-N-T-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sjɑ̃.tism\.
What does "scientisme" mean?
As a noun, "scientisme" means: Doctrine selon laquelle la connaissance scientifique permettrait d'échapper à l'ignorance et l'obscurantisme, foi dans l'application des principes de la science dans tous les domaines.
How do you pronounce "scientisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scientisme" is \sjɑ̃.tism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scientisme" come from?
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Using “scientisme”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-C-I-E-N-T-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sjɑ̃.tism\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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