écurie

\e.ky.ʁi\

/\e.ky.ʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

“écurie” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,977. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,977
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bâtiment destiné à loger des chevaux, des mulets, etc.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

écurie vs étudié
50% similar
écurie vs égérie
67% similar
écurie vs Estrie
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for écurie
PropertyValue
Headwordécurie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ky.ʁi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,977
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “écurie” 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). écurie lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around écurie (IPA \e.ky.ʁi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,977 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for écurie, with forms such as "céurie", "ecurie", and "éccurie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "étudié", "égérie", "Estrie", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is écurie, spelled É-C-U-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bâtiment destiné à loger des chevaux, des mulets, etc.
  2. 2
    Étable.  ^([1])  ^([2])
  3. 3
    Ensemble des chevaux de course d’un même propriétaire.
  4. 4
    Ensemble de personnes importantes qui dépendent d’une organisation et lui permettent de réussir.
  5. 5
    Étable, lieu où l’on loge des vaches et autres bestiaux.
  6. 6
    Maison mal entretenue, malpropre.
  7. 7
    Train, équipage qui comprenait écuyers, pages, carrosses, chevaux, mulets d’un prince, d’un grand seigneur.
  8. 8
    Ensemble des chevaux que l’on dresse pour les courses.
  9. 9
    Ensemble des véhicules de course, de leurs mécaniciens, d'un constructeur d'automobiles.

This word in other languages

stable(English)cuadra(Español)Pferdestall(Deutsch)cavalariça(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • céurie
  • ecurie
  • éccurie
  • écruie
  • écuire
  • écurei
  • écurrie
  • éucrie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of écurie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

céurie2ecurie1éccurie1écruie2écuire2écurei2écurrie1éucrie2
Edit distance from "écurie"

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 "écurie"?
"écurie" is spelled É-C-U-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ky.ʁi\.
What does "écurie" mean?
As a noun, "écurie" means: Bâtiment destiné à loger des chevaux, des mulets, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "écurie"?
"écurie" is commonly confused with "étudié", "égérie", "Estrie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "écurie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écurie" is \e.ky.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écurie" come from?
"écurie" 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 “écurie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is É-C-U-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.ky.ʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “étudié” - see the side-by-side comparison. écurie vs étudié
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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