écorcheur

\e.kɔʁ.ʃœʁ\

/\e.kɔʁ.ʃœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui écorche les bêtes, les dépouille de leur peau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ecorcheur · écorcheur · French

écorcheur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" 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 écorcheur
PropertyValue
Headwordécorcheur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.kɔʁ.ʃœʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « écorcheur » en français

écorcheurreste 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

écorcheur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.kɔʁ.ʃœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for écorcheur in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is écorcheur, spelled É-C-O-R-C-H-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui écorche les bêtes, les dépouille de leur peau.
  2. 2
    Hôtelier, homme d’affaires, commerçant qui pratique des prix abusifs.
  3. 3
    Tortionnaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce cheval n’est plus bon que pour l’écorcheur, qu’à envoyer à l’écorcheur.
  2. De ces enceintes horribles s’échappent, avec une atmosphère chargée d’émanations fétides, des cris féroces d’écorcheurs, des aboiements sinistres de chiens, des hurlements prolongés de bêtes expirantes …

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 "écorcheur"?
"écorcheur" is spelled É-C-O-R-C-H-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kɔʁ.ʃœʁ\.
What does "écorcheur" mean?
As a noun, "écorcheur" means: Celui qui écorche les bêtes, les dépouille de leur peau.
How do you pronounce "écorcheur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écorcheur" is \e.kɔʁ.ʃœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écorcheur" come from?
"écorcheur" 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