carthame des teinturiers

\kaʁ.tam de tɛ̃.ty.ʁje\

/\kaʁ.tam de tɛ̃.ty.ʁje\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plante basse, originaire d'Égypte, annuelle, aux feuilles épineuses, entre autres dont les fleurs servent à la teinture, notamment en cuisine comme produit de substitution au safran (coût moindre) ...

Key facts for carthame des teinturiers
PropertyValue
Headwordcarthame des teinturiers
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kaʁ.tam de tɛ̃.ty.ʁje\
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “carthame des teinturiers” sits in French frequency

carthame des teinturiers 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.

Rare enough to double-check

carthame des teinturiers is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁ.tam de tɛ̃.ty.ʁje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plante basse, originaire d'Égypte, annuelle, aux feuilles épineuses, entre autres dont les fleurs servent à la teinture, notamment en cuisine comme produit de substitution au safran (coût moindre) ...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for carthame des teinturiers in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is carthame des teinturiers, spelled C-A-R-T-H-A-M-E- -D-E-S- -T-E-I-N-T-U-R-I-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante basse, originaire d'Égypte, annuelle, aux feuilles épineuses, entre autres dont les fleurs servent à la teinture, notamment en cuisine comme produit de substitution au safran (coût moindre) et les graines sont utilisées pour produire une huile alimentaire ou à usage externe.

Synonyms

carthame oléifèresafran des teinturierssafran d’Allemagnesafran bâtardsafranongraines de perroquet

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carthame des teinturiers"?
"carthame des teinturiers" is spelled C-A-R-T-H-A-M-E- -D-E-S- -T-E-I-N-T-U-R-I-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kaʁ.tam de tɛ̃.ty.ʁje\.
What does "carthame des teinturiers" mean?
As a noun, "carthame des teinturiers" means: Plante basse, originaire d'Égypte, annuelle, aux feuilles épineuses, entre autres dont les fleurs servent à la teinture, notamment en cuisine comme produit de substitution au safran (coût moindre) ...
How do you pronounce "carthame des teinturiers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carthame des teinturiers" is \kaʁ.tam de tɛ̃.ty.ʁje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carthame des teinturiers" come from?
"carthame des teinturiers" 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 “carthame des teinturiers”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-T-H-A-M-E- -D-E-S- -T-E-I-N-T-U-R-I-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kaʁ.tam de tɛ̃.ty.ʁje\ (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