harengère

^((h aspiré))\a.ʁɑ̃.ʒɛʁ\

/^((h aspiré))\a.ʁɑ̃.ʒɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vendeuse de harengs et autres poissons au détail.

Corpus desk

Index FR-harengere · harengère · French

harengère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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 harengère
PropertyValue
Headwordharengère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\a.ʁɑ̃.ʒɛʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « harengère » en français

harengèren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

harengère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁɑ̃.ʒɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for harengère in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is harengère, spelled H-A-R-E-N-G-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vendeuse de harengs et autres poissons au détail.
  2. 2
    Femme criarde et mal embouchée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how harengère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Harengères et crieurs faisaient assaut d’éloquence.
  2. Image ambiguë, d’un côté jolie jeune femme charmante et séductrice et de l’autre harengère des Halles et vulgaire.

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 "harengère"?
"harengère" is spelled H-A-R-E-N-G-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁɑ̃.ʒɛʁ\.
What does "harengère" mean?
As a noun, "harengère" means: Vendeuse de harengs et autres poissons au détail.
How do you pronounce "harengère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harengère" is ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁɑ̃.ʒɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "harengère" come from?
"harengère" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list