suffragant

adj

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The verdict

“suffragant” is an uncommon French word, ranked #92,228 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#92,228
frequency rank, French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui dépend de tel archevêque, en parlant d’un évêque, suppléant.

Key facts for suffragant
PropertyValue
Headwordsuffragant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,228
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “suffragant” 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). suffragant lands here:

#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 suffragant is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #92,228 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for suffragant, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is suffragant, spelled S-U-F-F-R-A-G-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui dépend de tel archevêque, en parlant d’un évêque, suppléant.
  2. 2
    Qualifie un pasteur protestant qui en assiste un autre.

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 "suffragant"?
"suffragant" is spelled S-U-F-F-R-A-G-A-N-T.
What does "suffragant" mean?
As an adjective, "suffragant" means: Qui dépend de tel archevêque, en parlant d’un évêque, suppléant.
What language does "suffragant" come from?
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Using “suffragant”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-F-F-R-A-G-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list