stratégique

Name: stratégique, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\stʁa.te.ʒik\

/\stʁa.te.ʒik\/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“stratégique” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #4,626 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#4,626
frequency rank, French: 11
letters: 17
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui appartient à la stratégie militaire.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stratégique vs stratégiques

92% similar

stratégique vs stratégie

82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stratégique
Property	Value
Headword	stratégique
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\stʁa.te.ʒik\
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#4,626
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stratégique” 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). stratégique lands here:

#4,626

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for stratégique is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \stʁa.te.ʒik\. Corpus data places it at rank #4,626 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for stratégique, with forms such as "srtatégique", "sstratégique", and "startégique". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "stratégiques", "stratégie", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is stratégique, spelled S-T-R-A-T-É-G-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

1
Qui appartient à la stratégie militaire.
2
Qui appartient à la stratégie d’entreprise.
3
Relatif aux rapports entre la guerre, la géographie et la politique.
4
Important, très important, capital.
5
À long terme, le plus souvent à 5 ans.
6
À longue distance, à longue portée.
7
À très grand rayon d’action.
8
Porteur de l’arme nucléaire.
9
Critique, indispensable.
10
Clé, bien placé, qui contrôle, névralgique.
11
Bien placé, à un endroit de grand trafic ou d’affluence.
12
Du ressort de la direction générale.
13
Qui ne rapportera qu’à long terme.
14
Dont le résultat est différé.

Synonyms

à long termeà longue distancebien placécapital clé critique essentiel important indispensable névralgique nucléaire vital

This word in other languages

strategic(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: srtatégique,sstratégique,startégique,strategique,stratgéique,strattégique,stratéggique,stratégiqeu,stratégiqque,stratégiuqe,stratégqiue,stratéigque,straétgique,strratégique,strtaégique,sttratégique,tsratégique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "stratégique"

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 "stratégique"?

"stratégique" is spelled S-T-R-A-T-É-G-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \stʁa.te.ʒik\.

What does "stratégique" mean?

As an adjective, "stratégique" means: Qui appartient à la stratégie militaire.

What words are commonly confused with "stratégique"?

"stratégique" is commonly confused with "stratégiques", "stratégie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "stratégique"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stratégique" is \stʁa.te.ʒik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "stratégique" come from?

"stratégique" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “stratégique”

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

The one correct French spelling is S-T-R-A-T-É-G-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \stʁa.te.ʒik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “stratégiques” - see the side-by-side comparison. stratégique vs stratégiques
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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.