altier

\al.tje\

/\al.tje\/ adj

The verdict

“altier” is uncommon French (frequency #79,037 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,037
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Droit et haut.

Corpus desk

Index FR-altier · altier · French

altier · rank #79,037 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,037
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Altaï

Nearest frequency peer: Altaï (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « altier »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « altier » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for altier
PropertyValue
Headwordaltier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\al.tje\
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,037
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « altier » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).altiertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Altaï » (#79,036), « altérant » (#79,038), « alphabétiques » (#79,035). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « altier » est au #79,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

altier is uncommon French at frequency #79,037 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \al.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for altier in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 altier, spelled A-L-T-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Droit et haut.
  2. 2
    Qui est d’une fierté impérieuse.
  3. 3
    Qui marque, dénote, annonce une fierté impérieuse.
  4. 4
    Dont la hauteur et la droiture suscitent l’admiration.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how altier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un port altier.
  2. Cette jeune fille, si altière au bal du duc de Retz, avait presque en ce moment un regard suppliant.

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "altier"?
"altier" is spelled A-L-T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \al.tje\.
What does "altier" mean?
As an adjective, "altier" means: Droit et haut.
How do you pronounce "altier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "altier" is \al.tje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "altier" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "altier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list