discoureur

\dis.ku.ʁœʁ\

/\dis.ku.ʁœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“discoureur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui aime à discourir, surtout à propos de choses vaines.

Corpus desk

Index FR-discoureur · discoureur · French

discoureur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for discoureur
PropertyValue
Headworddiscoureur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dis.ku.ʁœʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « discoureur » en français

discoureurreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

discoureur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dis.ku.ʁœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for discoureur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is discoureur, spelled D-I-S-C-O-U-R-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui aime à discourir, surtout à propos de choses vaines.
  2. 2
    Celui qui parle assez agréablement, mais sans beaucoup de solidité, beau parleur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how discoureur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Toujours, chez tous les discoureurs et tous les experts de Genève, cette préoccupation profonde de la sécurité.
  2. Et dans les yeux hagards des discoureurs passaient des reflets d'angoisse et des éclairs de colère.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "discoureur"?
"discoureur" is spelled D-I-S-C-O-U-R-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.ku.ʁœʁ\.
What does "discoureur" mean?
As a noun, "discoureur" means: Celui qui aime à discourir, surtout à propos de choses vaines.
How do you pronounce "discoureur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discoureur" is \dis.ku.ʁœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "discoureur" come from?
"discoureur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list