amatoire
\a.ma.twaʁ\
The verdict
“amatoire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à l’amour, qui provoque l’amour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-amatoire · amatoire · French
amatoire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | amatoire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.ma.twaʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « amatoire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
amatoire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.ma.twaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
amatoire has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is amatoire, spelled A-M-A-T-O-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif à l’amour, qui provoque l’amour.
- 2Pubien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how amatoire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Diable gratifie ses disciples les plus méritants du souffle amatoire qui permet d’attirer sans la moindre résistance les filles et les femmes mariées dont ils convoitent la jouissance.
Les recettes amatoires donnent, dit-on, les moyens de posséder une femme ou un homme. Ce sont des recettes d’amour plus que de virilité.
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.