saucier
/sosje/noun, adjective
saucier is spelled S-A-U-C-I-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, saucier means “In a large professional kitchen, a cook responsible for preparing sauces and for sauteing foods on demand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of saucier is sauciers.
How many letters and syllables are in saucier?
| Letters | 7: S-A-U-C-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is saucier?
Saucier appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 saucier?
- UK /sosje/
As an adjective: /ˈsɔːsɪə/, /ˈsɑsiɚ/.
Saucier has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-saucier_(cook).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-saucier_(adj).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of saucier
- sauciers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saucier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In a large professional kitchen, a cook responsible for preparing sauces and for sauteing foods on demand.
- 2
A bowl-shaped pan used for sauces and other cookery.
- 3
sauce pan (a pan used to cook up a sauce)
- 4
sauce boat (a pitcher, dish, or, bowl, used to serve sauce)
adjective
- 1
comparative form of saucy: more saucy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Saucier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sauce chef:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saucier |
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 saucier come from?
Borrowed from French saucier, from sauce + -ier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).