ségrégationniste

\se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ.nist\

/\se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ.nist\/ adj

The verdict

“ségrégationniste” is uncommon French (frequency #77,976 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,976
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui prône, organise ou justifie la ségrégation (notamment raciale).

Key facts for ségrégationniste
PropertyValue
Headwordségrégationniste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ.nist\
Letters16
Frequency rank#77,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ségrégationniste” 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). ségrégationniste 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

ségrégationniste is uncommon French at frequency #77,976 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ.nist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui prône, organise ou justifie la ségrégation (notamment raciale).".

Zero misspellings are on record for ségrégationniste in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ségrégationniste, spelled S-É-G-R-É-G-A-T-I-O-N-N-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui prône, organise ou justifie la ségrégation (notamment raciale).

Synonyms

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); 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 "ségrégationniste"?
"ségrégationniste" is spelled S-É-G-R-É-G-A-T-I-O-N-N-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ.nist\.
What does "ségrégationniste" mean?
As an adjective, "ségrégationniste" means: Qui prône, organise ou justifie la ségrégation (notamment raciale).
How do you pronounce "ségrégationniste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ségrégationniste" is \se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ.nist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ségrégationniste" come from?
"ségrégationniste" 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 “ségrégationniste”

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-N-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ.nist\ (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

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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