souverainisme
\su.vʁɛ.nism\
The verdict
“souverainisme” is uncommon French (frequency #69,443 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,443
- frequency rank, French
- 394,209
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Option politique selon laquelle le Québec devrait devenir un pays souverain, donc quitter la fédération canadienne.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | souverainisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \su.vʁɛ.nism\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #69,443 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “souverainisme” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
souverainisme is uncommon French at frequency #69,443 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.vʁɛ.nism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for souverainisme in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is souverainisme, spelled S-O-U-V-E-R-A-I-N-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Option politique selon laquelle le Québec devrait devenir un pays souverain, donc quitter la fédération canadienne.
- 2Option politique basée sur la défense de la souveraineté de chaque pays, par opposition aux doctrines prônant une plus grande intégration européenne.
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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.
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Using “souverainisme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-O-U-V-E-R-A-I-N-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \su.vʁɛ.nism\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.