étriver

\e.tʁi.ve\

/\e.tʁi.ve\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire croiser deux cordages ; les lier par un troisième.

Corpus desk

Index FR-etriver · étriver · French

étriver · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 étriver
PropertyValue
Headwordétriver
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.tʁi.ve\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « étriver » en français

étriversiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

étriver is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.tʁi.ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for étriver in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is étriver, spelled É-T-R-I-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire croiser deux cordages ; les lier par un troisième.
  2. 2
    Se dit d'un cordage qui agit ou appelle en faisant un coude.

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 "étriver"?
"étriver" is spelled É-T-R-I-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.tʁi.ve\.
What does "étriver" mean?
As a verb, "étriver" means: Faire croiser deux cordages ; les lier par un troisième.
How do you pronounce "étriver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étriver" is \e.tʁi.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étriver" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list