cuirassier
/kwɪrəˈsɪər/
"cuirassier" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cuirassier” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).
Corpus desk
Index EN-cuirassier · cuirassier · English
cuirassier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | cuirassier |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kwɪrəˈsɪər/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cuirassier” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cuirassier is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kwɪrəˈsɪər/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cuirassier, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French cuirassier, see below. The correct English form is cuirassier, spelled C-U-I-R-A-S-S-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cuirassier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His vision was secular: the high priests 'will wear impressive robes'; the Herzl army would boast cuirassiers with silver breastplates;
Etymology
Borrowed from French cuirassier, see below.
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.