herboriste

\ɛʁ.bɔ.ʁist\

/\ɛʁ.bɔ.ʁist\/ noun

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The verdict

“herboriste” is uncommon French (frequency #69,142 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,142
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui vend des plantes et des graines médicinales.

Key facts for herboriste
PropertyValue
Headwordherboriste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛʁ.bɔ.ʁist\
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,142
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “herboriste” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). herboriste lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herboriste is uncommon French at frequency #69,142 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛʁ.bɔ.ʁist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for herboriste, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is herboriste, spelled H-E-R-B-O-R-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui vend des plantes et des graines médicinales.
  2. 2
    Personne qui se livre à l’étude des plantes.

This word in other languages

herbalist(English)herborista(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "herboriste"?
"herboriste" is spelled H-E-R-B-O-R-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛʁ.bɔ.ʁist\.
What does "herboriste" mean?
As a noun, "herboriste" means: Personne qui vend des plantes et des graines médicinales.
How do you pronounce "herboriste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herboriste" is \ɛʁ.bɔ.ʁist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herboriste" come from?
"herboriste" 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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Using “herboriste”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-E-R-B-O-R-I-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛʁ.bɔ.ʁist\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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