structuralisme

Name: structuralisme, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\stʁyk.ty.ʁa.lism\

/\stʁyk.ty.ʁa.lism\/ noun

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

The verdict

“structuralisme” is uncommon French (frequency #62,649 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,649
frequency rank, French: 394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Courant des sciences humaines qui s’inspire du modèle linguistique et appréhende la réalité sociale comme un ensemble formel de relations.

Key facts for structuralisme
Property	Value
Headword	structuralisme
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\stʁyk.ty.ʁa.lism\
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#62,649
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “structuralisme” 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). structuralisme lands here:

#62,649

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

structuralisme is uncommon French at frequency #62,649 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \stʁyk.ty.ʁa.lism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for structuralisme, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is structuralisme, spelled S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-A-L-I-S-M-E.

Definition

1
Courant des sciences humaines qui s’inspire du modèle linguistique et appréhende la réalité sociale comme un ensemble formel de relations.
2
Approche critique, surtout en vogue dans les années 1970 et 1980, qui consiste à faire complètement abstraction de l'auteur et du contexte de rédaction pour interpréter un texte.

This word in other languages

structuralism(English)estructuralismo(Español)Strukturalismus(Deutsch)

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 "structuralisme"?

"structuralisme" is spelled S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-A-L-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \stʁyk.ty.ʁa.lism\.

What does "structuralisme" mean?

As a noun, "structuralisme" means: Courant des sciences humaines qui s’inspire du modèle linguistique et appréhende la réalité sociale comme un ensemble formel de relations.

How do you pronounce "structuralisme"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "structuralisme" is \stʁyk.ty.ʁa.lism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "structuralisme" come from?

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Using “structuralisme”

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

The one correct French spelling is S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-A-L-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.