utilitariste

\y.ti.li.ta.ʁist\

/\y.ti.li.ta.ʁist\/ noun

The verdict

“utilitariste” is uncommon French (frequency #67,954 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,954
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partisan de l'utilitarisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-utilitariste · utilitariste · French

utilitariste · rank #67,954 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,954
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH vallat

Nearest frequency peer: vallat (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « utilitariste »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « utilitariste » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for utilitariste
PropertyValue
Headwordutilitariste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\y.ti.li.ta.ʁist\
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,954
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « utilitariste » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.utilitaristetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « vallat » (#67,955), « unser » (#67,951), « veilleront » (#67,957). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « utilitariste » est au #67,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

utilitariste is uncommon French at frequency #67,954 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \y.ti.li.ta.ʁist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partisan de l'utilitarisme.".

Zero misspellings are on record for utilitariste in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Partisan de l'utilitarisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how utilitariste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Au commercialisme mesquin des économistes répond l’idéal sans grandeur des utilitaristes.
  2. Rappelons également que les utilitaristes ont été historiquement très enclins à se soucier des torts causés aux animaux.

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); 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 "utilitariste"?
"utilitariste" is spelled U-T-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \y.ti.li.ta.ʁist\.
What does "utilitariste" mean?
As a noun, "utilitariste" means: Partisan de l'utilitarisme.
How do you pronounce "utilitariste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "utilitariste" is \y.ti.li.ta.ʁist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "utilitariste" come from?
"utilitariste" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "utilitariste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list