accoucheuse
\a.ku.ʃøz\
The verdict
“accoucheuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle dont la profession est de faire des accouchements.
Corpus desk
Index FR-accoucheuse · accoucheuse · French
accoucheuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | accoucheuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ku.ʃøz\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
accoucheuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ku.ʃøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celle dont la profession est de faire des accouchements.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for accoucheuse in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is accoucheuse, spelled A-C-C-O-U-C-H-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Celle dont la profession est de faire des accouchements.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how accoucheuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au commencement du XVᵉ siècle, Perette, ventrière jurée de Paris, femme de Thomas de Rouen, fut condamnée par sorcellerie ; grâce à sa renommée d’accoucheuse, elle obtint remise d'une part de sa peine et fut seulement exposée au pilori.
Ce jury comprend obligatoirement cinq professeurs dont deux docteurs en médecine, et une infirmière ou une accoucheuse.
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.