auteuse

\o.tøz\

/\o.tøz\/ noun

The verdict

“auteuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femme à l’origine de quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-auteuse · auteuse · French

auteuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for auteuse
PropertyValue
Headwordauteuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.tøz\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « auteuse » en français

auteusereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

auteuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.tøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for auteuse in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is auteuse, spelled A-U-T-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme à l’origine de quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Créatrice d’une œuvre littéraire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et je me rassure en constatant que l’auteuse des cris ne les émet pas par souffrance, mais par indicible bonheur, étant donné qu’elle se tient à la renverse sur un lit haut perché, les jambes en fourche, avec m’sieur.
  2. Les Isséennes étaient bien organisées devant leur gardienne Pauline Benoist, auteuse d’un grand match.

Synonyms

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 "auteuse"?
"auteuse" is spelled A-U-T-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.tøz\.
What does "auteuse" mean?
As a noun, "auteuse" means: Femme à l’origine de quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "auteuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auteuse" is \o.tøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auteuse" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list