ségrégation raciale

\se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃ ʁa.sjal\

/\se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃ ʁa.sjal\/ noun

The verdict

“ségrégation raciale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Politique, pratique ou situation de séparation imposée entre des groupes de personnes selon leur race ou leur couleur de peau, entraînant des restrictions d’accès à certains espaces, services ou dr...

Key facts for ségrégation raciale
PropertyValue
Headwordségrégation raciale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃ ʁa.sjal\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ségrégation raciale” sits in French frequency

ségrégation raciale 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

ségrégation raciale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃ ʁa.sjal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Politique, pratique ou situation de séparation imposée entre des groupes de personnes selon leur race ou leur couleur de peau, entraînant des restrictions d’accès à certains espaces, services ou dr...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ségrégation raciale in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ségrégation raciale, spelled S-É-G-R-É-G-A-T-I-O-N- -R-A-C-I-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Politique, pratique ou situation de séparation imposée entre des groupes de personnes selon leur race ou leur couleur de peau, entraînant des restrictions d’accès à certains espaces, services ou droits.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ségrégation raciale"?
"ségrégation raciale" is spelled S-É-G-R-É-G-A-T-I-O-N- -R-A-C-I-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃ ʁa.sjal\.
What does "ségrégation raciale" mean?
As a noun, "ségrégation raciale" means: Politique, pratique ou situation de séparation imposée entre des groupes de personnes selon leur race ou leur couleur de peau, entraînant des restrictions d’accès à certains espaces, services ou dr...
How do you pronounce "ségrégation raciale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ségrégation raciale" is \se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃ ʁa.sjal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ségrégation raciale" come from?
"ségrégation raciale" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ségrégation raciale”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-É-G-R-É-G-A-T-I-O-N- -R-A-C-I-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃ ʁa.sjal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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