écorcher

\e.kɔʁ.ʃe\

/\e.kɔʁ.ʃe\/ verb

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The verdict

“écorcher” is uncommon French (frequency #55,693 among 40,273 “É” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,693
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dépouiller un animal de sa peau.

Key facts for écorcher
PropertyValue
Headwordécorcher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.kɔʁ.ʃe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,693
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “écorcher” 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). écorcher lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

écorcher is uncommon French at frequency #55,693 among 40,273 “É” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \e.kɔʁ.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

écorcher has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is écorcher, spelled É-C-O-R-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dépouiller un animal de sa peau.
  2. 2
    Supplicier certains condamnés en leur arrachant la peau en tout ou partie.
  3. 3
    Déchirer, enlever une partie de la peau d’une personne, d’un animal, ou de l’écorce d’un arbre.
  4. 4
    Être rude au palais, à la gorge, en parlant d’un aliment, d’une boisson.
  5. 5
    Être rude à l’oreille, en parlant de paroles, de sons, entendus.
  6. 6
    Parler mal, prononcer mal les mots, être loin de maîtriser une langue, la rudoyer.
  7. 7
    Rectifier l’épaisseur d’une ébauche avant de préparer le moule de fonderie.
  8. 8
    Exiger beaucoup plus de quelqu’un qu’il n’est équitable ou raisonnable pour des droits, des salaires, des vacations, pour des marchandises, des fournitures.
  9. 9
    Tenir des propos malveillants à l’égard de quelqu’un.

This word in other languages

flay(English)despellejar(Español)esfolar(Português)

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 "écorcher"?
"écorcher" is spelled É-C-O-R-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kɔʁ.ʃe\.
What does "écorcher" mean?
As a verb, "écorcher" means: Dépouiller un animal de sa peau.
How do you pronounce "écorcher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écorcher" is \e.kɔʁ.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écorcher" come from?
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Using “écorcher”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is É-C-O-R-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.kɔʁ.ʃe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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