-atrice
French, suffix/a.tʁis/
-atrice is spelled A-T-R-I-C-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written French, the 267,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -atrice is a French feminine suffix meaning “alternative form of -trice: -(a)trix, -ess” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante de -rice”.
What does -atrice mean in English?
suffix
- 1
femininealternative form of -trice: -(a)trix, -ess
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tubercule autour de l’anus.
suffix: 1. Variante de -rice.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of -atrice
- atrices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -atrice?
- /a.tʁis/
- \a.tʁis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -atrice in French?
-atrice appears about once in every 72 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).