crabier

\kʁa.bje\

/\kʁa.bje\/ noun

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The verdict

“crabier” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genre d’oiseaux échassiers (Ardeola spp.) de la famille des Ardéidés comprenant 6 espèces dont l’une, le crabier chevelu (ou Héron crabier (Ardeola ralloides)), niche très localement en France. Con...

Key facts for crabier
PropertyValue
Headwordcrabier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁa.bje\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crabier” sits in French frequency

crabier 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for crabier is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁa.bje\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

crabier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is crabier, spelled C-R-A-B-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genre d’oiseaux échassiers (Ardeola spp.) de la famille des Ardéidés comprenant 6 espèces dont l’une, le crabier chevelu (ou Héron crabier (Ardeola ralloides)), niche très localement en France. Contrairement à ce que son nom suggère, l’alimentation des crabiers n’est pas spécialisée vers les crabes, et inclut poissons, divers crustacés, mollusques et insectes.
  2. 2
    Nom d’une espèce de raton-laveur d’Amérique du Sud (Procyon cancrivorus) appelée chien crabier ou raton crabier.
  3. 3
    L’un des noms vernaculaires (renard crabier) donnés au renard des savanes (Cerdocyon thous) d’Amérique du Sud.
  4. 4
    Ancien nom vernaculaire d’une espèce de martin-chasseur africain, le martin-chasseur marron (Halcyon badia).
  5. 5
    Ancien nom vernaculaire désignant l’opossum commun, pian ou manicou.
  6. 6
    Bateau destiné à la pêche aux crabes.

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 "crabier"?
"crabier" is spelled C-R-A-B-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁa.bje\.
What does "crabier" mean?
As a noun, "crabier" means: Genre d’oiseaux échassiers (Ardeola spp.) de la famille des Ardéidés comprenant 6 espèces dont l’une, le crabier chevelu (ou Héron crabier (Ardeola ralloides)), niche très localement en France. Con...
How do you pronounce "crabier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crabier" is \kʁa.bje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crabier" come from?
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Using “crabier”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-A-B-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁa.bje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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