atelier
atel·ier/əˈtɛl.jeɪ/noun
atelier is spelled A-T-E-L-I-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (atel·ier). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, atelier means “A studio or workshop, especially for an artist, designer, or fashion house” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of atelier is ateliers.
How many letters and syllables are in atelier?
| Letters | 7: A-T-E-L-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: atel·ier |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is atelier?
Atelier appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce atelier?
- UK /əˈtɛl.jeɪ/
- UK /əˈtɛl.i.eɪ/
- UK /æ.təˈljeɪ/
Atelier has 2 syllables, split atel·ier in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-atelier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of atelier
- ateliers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does atelier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A studio or workshop, especially for an artist, designer, or fashion house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Atelier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | atelier, cabane, studio |
| German | Atelier, Studio |
| Portuguese | atelier, ateliê |
| Spanish | atelier, taller |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does atelier come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French atelier, from Middle French astelier, from astelle (“small piece of wood, etc., to hold a broken bone in place, splint”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis; axle”) via Latin assula) + -ier (suffix denoting the location of an abode). Compare typologically Latin harēna, whence arena.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).