stéréotypé

\ste.ʁe.ɔ.ti.pe\

/\ste.ʁe.ɔ.ti.pe\/ adj

The verdict

“stéréotypé” is uncommon French (frequency #58,959 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,959
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tout fait, figé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stereotype · stéréotypé · French

stéréotypé · rank #58,959 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,959
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH stylés

Nearest frequency peer: stylés (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « stéréotypé »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « stéréotypé » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stéréotypé
PropertyValue
Headwordstéréotypé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ste.ʁe.ɔ.ti.pe\
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,959
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « stéréotypé » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).stéréotypétombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « stylés » (#58,958), « subrepticement » (#58,960), « stupéfaite » (#58,957). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « stéréotypé » est au #58,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stéréotypé is uncommon French at frequency #58,959 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ste.ʁe.ɔ.ti.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tout fait, figé.".

No misspelling variants are generated for stéréotypé in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is stéréotypé, spelled S-T-É-R-É-O-T-Y-P-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tout fait, figé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stéréotypé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quelquefois, convié aux dîners somptueux — tout au moins sur le papier — dont il célébrait la composition et les menus, il devait plus habituellement se contenter de la soirée, de cette invraisemblable soirée mondaine stéréotypée, où des messieurs chauves jouent au bridge, puis conversent, d’un air malicieux avec de jeunes personnes à transparence de boug…
  2. Gilbert, le visage plat, le sourire stéréotypé, serra des mains autour de lui, prit une coupe.

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 "stéréotypé"?
"stéréotypé" is spelled S-T-É-R-É-O-T-Y-P-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ste.ʁe.ɔ.ti.pe\.
What does "stéréotypé" mean?
As an adjective, "stéréotypé" means: Tout fait, figé.
How do you pronounce "stéréotypé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stéréotypé" is \ste.ʁe.ɔ.ti.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list