compilateurs

\kɔ̃.pi.la.tœʁ\

/\kɔ̃.pi.la.tœʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“compilateurs” is uncommon French (frequency #70,491 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,491
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de compilateur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-compilateurs · compilateurs · French

compilateurs · rank #70,491 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,491
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH compass

Nearest frequency peer: compass (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « compilateurs »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « compilateurs » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for compilateurs
PropertyValue
Headwordcompilateurs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.pi.la.tœʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « compilateurs » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).compilateurstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « compass » (#70,490), « complaisent » (#70,492), « coment » (#70,489). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compilateurs » est au #70,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

compilateurs is uncommon French at frequency #70,491 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃.pi.la.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de compilateur.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for compilateurs, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is compilateurs, spelled C-O-M-P-I-L-A-T-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de compilateur.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compilateurs"?
"compilateurs" is spelled C-O-M-P-I-L-A-T-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pi.la.tœʁ\.
What does "compilateurs" mean?
As an adjective, "compilateurs" means: Masculin pluriel de compilateur.
How do you pronounce "compilateurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compilateurs" is \kɔ̃.pi.la.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compilateurs" come from?
"compilateurs" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "compilateurs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list