auteur dramatique

\o.tœʁ dʁa.ma.tik\

/\o.tœʁ dʁa.ma.tik\/ noun

The verdict

“auteur dramatique” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dramaturge, auteur de pièces de théâtre.

Key facts for auteur dramatique
PropertyValue
Headwordauteur dramatique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.tœʁ dʁa.ma.tik\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auteur dramatique” sits in French frequency

auteur dramatique falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for auteur dramatique is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \o.tœʁ dʁa.ma.tik\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dramaturge, auteur de pièces de théâtre.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for auteur dramatique, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is auteur dramatique, spelled A-U-T-E-U-R- -D-R-A-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dramaturge, auteur de pièces de théâtre.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auteur dramatique"?
"auteur dramatique" is spelled A-U-T-E-U-R- -D-R-A-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.tœʁ dʁa.ma.tik\.
What does "auteur dramatique" mean?
As a noun, "auteur dramatique" means: Dramaturge, auteur de pièces de théâtre.
How do you pronounce "auteur dramatique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auteur dramatique" is \o.tœʁ dʁa.ma.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auteur dramatique" come from?
"auteur dramatique" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “auteur dramatique”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-U-T-E-U-R- -D-R-A-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \o.tœʁ dʁa.ma.tik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list