couturière

\ku.ty.ʁjɛʁ\

/\ku.ty.ʁjɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“couturière” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #31,907 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#31,907
frequency rank, French
10
letters
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celle qui invente des costumes, prêt-à-porter ou sur mesure.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

couturière vs couturiers
80% similar
couturière vs couturier
80% similar
couturière vs coutumier
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for couturière
PropertyValue
Headwordcouturière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.ty.ʁjɛʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,907
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “couturière” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). couturière lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for couturière is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ku.ty.ʁjɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #31,907 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for couturière, with forms such as "ccouturière", "cotuurière", and "coutruière". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "couturiers", "couturier", "coutumier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is couturière, spelled C-O-U-T-U-R-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui invente des costumes, prêt-à-porter ou sur mesure.
  2. 2
    Celle qui exécute des travaux de couture, qui fabrique des vêtements.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccouturière,cotuurière,coutruière,coutturière,coutuirère,couturiere,couturirèe,couturièer,couturièrre,couturrière,couturèire,couutrière,cuoturière,ocuturière

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of couturière - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccouturière1cotuurière2coutruière2coutturière1coutuirère2couturiere1couturirèe2couturièer2
Edit distance from "couturière"

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 "couturière"?
"couturière" is spelled C-O-U-T-U-R-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ty.ʁjɛʁ\.
What does "couturière" mean?
As a noun, "couturière" means: Celle qui invente des costumes, prêt-à-porter ou sur mesure.
What words are commonly confused with "couturière"?
"couturière" is commonly confused with "couturiers", "couturier", "coutumier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "couturière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couturière" is \ku.ty.ʁjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couturière" come from?
"couturière" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “couturière”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-T-U-R-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku.ty.ʁjɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “couturiers” - see the side-by-side comparison. couturière vs couturiers
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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