altier
\al.tje\
The verdict
“altier” is an uncommon French word, ranked #79,037 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #79,037
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Droit et haut.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | altier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \al.tje\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,037 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “altier” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for altier is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \al.tje\. Corpus data places it at rank #79,037 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Droit et haut.
- 2Qui est d’une fierté impérieuse.
- 3Qui marque, dénote, annonce une fierté impérieuse.
- 4Dont la hauteur et la droiture suscitent l’admiration.
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.
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Using “altier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-L-T-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \al.tje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.