courrier électronique
\ku.ʁje e.lɛk.tʁɔ.nik\
The verdict
“courrier électronique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Système de transmission de messages électroniques entre différents utilisateurs, en différé. Ce système achemine les messages entre deux nœuds (ordinateurs principalement) reliés entre eux par le r...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | courrier électronique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ku.ʁje e.lɛk.tʁɔ.nik\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “courrier électronique” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
courrier électronique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku.ʁje e.lɛk.tʁɔ.nik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for courrier électronique in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is courrier électronique, spelled C-O-U-R-R-I-E-R- -É-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Système de transmission de messages électroniques entre différents utilisateurs, en différé. Ce système achemine les messages entre deux nœuds (ordinateurs principalement) reliés entre eux par le réseau internet.
- 2Message, courrier informatique qu’on peut envoyer à des adresses électroniques.
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.
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Using “courrier électronique”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-R-R-I-E-R- -É-L-E-C-T-R-O-N-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ku.ʁje e.lɛk.tʁɔ.nik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.