ultracrépidarianisme
\yl.tʁa.kʁe.pi.da.ʁja.nism\
The verdict
“ultracrépidarianisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comportement qui consiste à donner son avis sur des sujets à propos desquels on n’a pas de compétence.
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Index FR-ultracrepidarianisme · ultracrépidarianisme · French
ultracrépidarianisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ultracrépidarianisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \yl.tʁa.kʁe.pi.da.ʁja.nism\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ultracrépidarianisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \yl.tʁa.kʁe.pi.da.ʁja.nism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comportement qui consiste à donner son avis sur des sujets à propos desquels on n’a pas de compétence.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ultracrépidarianisme in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 ultracrépidarianisme, spelled U-L-T-R-A-C-R-É-P-I-D-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Comportement qui consiste à donner son avis sur des sujets à propos desquels on n’a pas de compétence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ultracrépidarianisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ainsi que le rappelait hier sur Twitter Marc Andreessen, cofondateur de Netscape et désormais capital-risqueur, l’ultracrepidarianisme est la pratique consistant à donner son avis sur des sujets à propos desquels on n’a aucune compétence.
On peut rapprocher l’effet Dunning-Kruger de l’ultracrépidarianisme, qui désigne le fait de donner son avis ou ses conseils sur des sujets à propos desquels on n’a très peu, voire aucune compétence.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.