sociopathe

\sɔ.sjɔ.pat\

/\sɔ.sjɔ.pat\/ noun

The verdict

“sociopathe” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,669. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,669
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne souffrant d’un trouble de la personnalité, trouble souvent caractérisé par une tendance générale à l’indifférence vis-à-vis des normes sociales et aux codes culturels ainsi qu’aux émotions...

Corpus desk

Index FR-sociopathe · sociopathe · French

sociopathe · rank #43,669 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,669
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 394,209
  • PHOTO-FINISH sollicitant

Nearest frequency peer: sollicitant (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “sociopathe”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “sociopathe” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for sociopathe
PropertyValue
Headwordsociopathe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔ.sjɔ.pat\
Letters10
Frequency rank#43,669
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sociopathe” 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). sociopathe lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around sociopathe (IPA \sɔ.sjɔ.pat\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,669 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sociopathe, with forms such as "osciopathe", "scoiopathe", and "socciopathe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sociopathe, spelled S-O-C-I-O-P-A-T-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne souffrant d’un trouble de la personnalité, trouble souvent caractérisé par une tendance générale à l’indifférence vis-à-vis des normes sociales et aux codes culturels ainsi qu’aux émotions et aux droits des autres, et par un comportement impulsif, mais pas forcément violent.
  2. 2
    Personne perçue, sans diagnostic, comme dangereusement dénuée de sentiments et de remords.

Synonyms

antisocialdéséquilibrépsychopathepersonnalité antisociale

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osciopathe
  • scoiopathe
  • socciopathe
  • socioapthe
  • sociopahte
  • sociopateh
  • sociopathhe
  • sociopatthe
  • socioppathe
  • socioptahe
  • socipoathe
  • socoipathe
  • soicopathe
  • ssociopathe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osciopathe2scoiopathe2socciopathe1socioapthe2sociopahte2sociopateh2sociopathhe1sociopatthe1
Edit distance from "sociopathe"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sociopathe"?
"sociopathe" is spelled S-O-C-I-O-P-A-T-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ.sjɔ.pat\.
What does "sociopathe" mean?
As a noun, "sociopathe" means: Personne souffrant d’un trouble de la personnalité, trouble souvent caractérisé par une tendance générale à l’indifférence vis-à-vis des normes sociales et aux codes culturels ainsi qu’aux émotions...
What are common misspellings of "sociopathe"?
Common misspellings include "osciopathe", "scoiopathe", "socciopathe", "socioapthe", "sociopahte". The correct spelling is "sociopathe".
How do you pronounce "sociopathe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sociopathe" is \sɔ.sjɔ.pat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sociopathe" come from?
"sociopathe" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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