adultérer
\a.dyl.te.ʁe\
The verdict
“adultérer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - : Commettre un adultère. Corrompre une femme mariée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-adulterer · adultérer · French
adultérer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | adultérer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.dyl.te.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
adultérer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.dyl.te.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for adultérer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is adultérer, spelled A-D-U-L-T-É-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1: Commettre un adultère. Corrompre une femme mariée.
- 2Gâter, altérer ce qui est pur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how adultérer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils se firent un ennemi de l’épicier, en lui soutenant qu’il adultérait ses chocolats.
La religion du Léonard n’est pas seulement […] une religiosité vague adultérée de superstitions; non, c’est une foi profondément sincère, consciente, recueillie …
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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.