utilitarisme

\y.ti.li.ta.ʁism\

/\y.ti.li.ta.ʁism\/ noun

The verdict

“utilitarisme” is uncommon French (frequency #64,858 among 44,794 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,858
frequency rank, French
44,794
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Doctrine qui consiste à ramener la notion du bien à celle de l’utilité, à faire de l’intérêt le principe du droit et de la morale.

Key facts for utilitarisme
PropertyValue
Headwordutilitarisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\y.ti.li.ta.ʁism\
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “utilitarisme” 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). utilitarisme lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

utilitarisme is uncommon French at frequency #64,858 among 44,794 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \y.ti.li.ta.ʁism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for utilitarisme in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 utilitarisme, spelled U-T-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doctrine qui consiste à ramener la notion du bien à celle de l’utilité, à faire de l’intérêt le principe du droit et de la morale.
  2. 2
    (Plus récemment, notamment chez les antispécistes) Doctrine qui mesure la moralité d’une action à l’aune des conséquences, positives ou négatives, qu’elle produit chez tous les êtres sensibles — humains et animaux — concernés.
  3. 3
    Action politique inspirée par l’utilitarisme.

Synonyms

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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 "utilitarisme"?
"utilitarisme" is spelled U-T-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \y.ti.li.ta.ʁism\.
What does "utilitarisme" mean?
As a noun, "utilitarisme" means: Doctrine qui consiste à ramener la notion du bien à celle de l’utilité, à faire de l’intérêt le principe du droit et de la morale.
How do you pronounce "utilitarisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "utilitarisme" is \y.ti.li.ta.ʁism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "utilitarisme" come from?
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Using “utilitarisme”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is U-T-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \y.ti.li.ta.ʁism\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list