cutting

noun

The verdict

“cutting” is uncommon French (frequency #71,410 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,410
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Discipline d'équitation western, pendant laquelle le cavalier et sa monture sont jugés sur leur habileté à séparer un bovin du reste de son troupeau.

Key facts for cutting
PropertyValue
Headwordcutting
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,410
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cutting” 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). cutting lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

cutting is uncommon French at frequency #71,410 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for cutting in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 cutting, spelled C-U-T-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Discipline d'équitation western, pendant laquelle le cavalier et sa monture sont jugés sur leur habileté à séparer un bovin du reste de son troupeau.
  2. 2
    Automutilation chez certains adolescents consistant à se couper la peau.

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 "cutting"?
"cutting" is spelled C-U-T-T-I-N-G.
What does "cutting" mean?
As a noun, "cutting" means: Discipline d'équitation western, pendant laquelle le cavalier et sa monture sont jugés sur leur habileté à séparer un bovin du reste de son troupeau.
What language does "cutting" come from?
"cutting" 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.
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Using “cutting”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-U-T-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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