feutrer
\fø.tʁe\
The verdict
“feutrer” 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) - Mettre en feutre du poil ou de la laine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-feutrer · feutrer · French
feutrer · 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 "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | feutrer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fø.tʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « feutrer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
feutrer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fø.tʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
feutrer has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is feutrer, spelled F-E-U-T-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mettre en feutre du poil ou de la laine.
- 2Prendre l’aspect du feutre, à cause de l’usure, du frottement (en parlant de tissu ou tricot de laine).
- 3Remplir de bourre.
- 4Assourdir les bruits, atténuer tous les contacts par précaution.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how feutrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour feutrer la laine, deux techniques sont utilisées : le feutrage à l'eau chaude et le feutrage par piquetage.
Il existe deux types de laine à feutrer : la laine cardée « brute » (appelée « en nappe ») et la laine cardée prête à être filée (appelée laine « en mèche »). — (Nathalie Franckx, Créations en laine feutrée pour tous, Tutti frutti, 2006, page 5)
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.