directeur de thèse
\di.ʁɛk.tœʁ də tɛz\
The verdict
“directeur de thèse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chercheur ou enseignant-chercheur qui supervise le travail d’un doctorant ou d’une doctorante.
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Index FR-directeur-de-these · directeur de thèse · French
directeur de thèse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | directeur de thèse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \di.ʁɛk.tœʁ də tɛz\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « directeur de thèse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
directeur de thèse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.ʁɛk.tœʁ də tɛz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chercheur ou enseignant-chercheur qui supervise le travail d’un doctorant ou d’une doctorante.".
Zero misspellings are on record for directeur de thèse in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is directeur de thèse, spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-E-U-R- -D-E- -T-H-È-S-E.
Definition
- 1Chercheur ou enseignant-chercheur qui supervise le travail d’un doctorant ou d’une doctorante.
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.