distributrice

\dis.tʁi.by.tʁis\

/\dis.tʁi.by.tʁis\/ noun

The verdict

“distributrice” is uncommon French (frequency #82,860 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,860
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui distribue, qui partage, qui répartit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-distributrice · distributrice · French

distributrice · rank #82,860 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,860
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH distri

Nearest frequency peer: distri (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « distributrice »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « distributrice » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for distributrice
PropertyValue
Headworddistributrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dis.tʁi.by.tʁis\
Letters13
Frequency rank#82,860
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « distributrice » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).distributricetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « distri » (#82,859), « diversions » (#82,861), « disputa » (#82,858). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « distributrice » est au #82,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

distributrice is uncommon French at frequency #82,860 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \dis.tʁi.by.tʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for distributrice in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is distributrice, spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-T-R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui distribue, qui partage, qui répartit.
  2. 2
    Celle qui distribue le courrier.
  3. 3
    Appareil automatique qui distribue divers objets quand on y a inséré une pièce de monnaie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ils en étoient les adorateur, et donnant à cette conductrice aveugle un gouvernail en main; ils la regardoient comme la moderatrice du monde, et la distributrice de tous les biens.
  2. Les plus défavorisées parmi les postières étaient les distributrices, titulaires de bureaux où ne s’effectuaient que les opérations concernant le courrier.

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); 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 "distributrice"?
"distributrice" is spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-B-U-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.tʁi.by.tʁis\.
What does "distributrice" mean?
As a noun, "distributrice" means: Celle qui distribue, qui partage, qui répartit.
How do you pronounce "distributrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distributrice" is \dis.tʁi.by.tʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distributrice" come from?
"distributrice" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "distributrice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list