système de santé

\sis.tɛm də sɑ̃.te\

/\sis.tɛm də sɑ̃.te\/ noun

The verdict

“système de santé” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des institutions, des ressources humaines, matérielles et financières, et des activités organisées pour améliorer, maintenir ou restaurer la santé d’une population.

Key facts for système de santé
PropertyValue
Headwordsystème de santé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sis.tɛm də sɑ̃.te\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “système de santé” sits in French frequency

système de santé falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for système de santé is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sis.tɛm də sɑ̃.te\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ensemble des institutions, des ressources humaines, matérielles et financières, et des activités organisées pour améliorer, maintenir ou restaurer la santé d’une population.".

système de santé has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is système de santé, spelled S-Y-S-T-È-M-E- -D-E- -S-A-N-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des institutions, des ressources humaines, matérielles et financières, et des activités organisées pour améliorer, maintenir ou restaurer la santé d’une population.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "système de santé"?
"système de santé" is spelled S-Y-S-T-È-M-E- -D-E- -S-A-N-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \sis.tɛm də sɑ̃.te\.
What does "système de santé" mean?
As a noun, "système de santé" means: Ensemble des institutions, des ressources humaines, matérielles et financières, et des activités organisées pour améliorer, maintenir ou restaurer la santé d’une population.
How do you pronounce "système de santé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "système de santé" is \sis.tɛm də sɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "système de santé" come from?
"système de santé" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “système de santé”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-Y-S-T-È-M-E- -D-E- -S-A-N-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sis.tɛm də sɑ̃.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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