étourneau
\e.tuʁ.no\
The verdict
“étourneau” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de petit oiseau passereau du genre Sturnus, au bec allongé et pointu et à petite queue.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | étourneau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.tuʁ.no\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “étourneau” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for étourneau is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.tuʁ.no\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
étourneau has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 étourneau, spelled É-T-O-U-R-N-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Espèce de petit oiseau passereau du genre Sturnus, au bec allongé et pointu et à petite queue.
- 2Jeune homme léger et inconsidéré.
- 3Cheval qui a le poil gris jaunâtre.
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.
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Using “étourneau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is É-T-O-U-R-N-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.tuʁ.no\ (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
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.