étourneau commun

\e.tuʁ.no kɔ.mœ̃\

/\e.tuʁ.no kɔ.mœ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“étourneau commun” 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
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme d’étourneau sansonnet (oiseau).

Key facts for étourneau commun
PropertyValue
Headwordétourneau commun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.tuʁ.no kɔ.mœ̃\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “étourneau commun” sits in French frequency

étourneau commun falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for étourneau commun is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.tuʁ.no kɔ.mœ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Synonyme d’étourneau sansonnet (oiseau).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for étourneau commun, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is étourneau commun, spelled É-T-O-U-R-N-E-A-U- -C-O-M-M-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme d’étourneau sansonnet (oiseau).

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 "étourneau commun"?
"étourneau commun" is spelled É-T-O-U-R-N-E-A-U- -C-O-M-M-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \e.tuʁ.no kɔ.mœ̃\.
What does "étourneau commun" mean?
As a noun, "étourneau commun" means: Synonyme d’étourneau sansonnet (oiseau).
How do you pronounce "étourneau commun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étourneau commun" is \e.tuʁ.no kɔ.mœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étourneau commun" come from?
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Using “étourneau commun”

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- -C-O-M-M-U-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.tuʁ.no kɔ.mœ̃\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list