discriminateur

adj

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui discrimine, qui distingue.

Key facts for discriminateur
PropertyValue
Headworddiscriminateur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “discriminateur” sits in French frequency

discriminateur 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.

Rare enough to double-check

discriminateur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui discrimine, qui distingue.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for discriminateur in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is discriminateur, spelled D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui discrimine, qui distingue.

Synonyms

discriminatoirediscriminatifdiscriminantségrégateur

This word in other languages

discriminatory(English)

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 "discriminateur"?
"discriminateur" is spelled D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-E-U-R.
What does "discriminateur" mean?
As an adjective, "discriminateur" means: Qui discrimine, qui distingue.
What language does "discriminateur" come from?
"discriminateur" 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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Using “discriminateur”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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