herboristerie
\ɛʁ.bɔ.ʁis.tə.ʁi\
The verdict
“herboristerie” is uncommon French (frequency #95,985 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,985
- frequency rank, French
- 1,969
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Science qui étudie les plantes à usage thérapeutique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-herboristerie · herboristerie · French
herboristerie · rank #95,985 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,985
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,969
- PHOTO-FINISH Henk
Nearest frequency peer: Henk (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « herboristerie »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Heaulme
Heaulme
4,020 corpus weight
- hees
hees
4,019 corpus weight
- Henk
Henk
4,017 corpus weight
- herborister…
herboristerie
4,016 corpus weight
- Herzen
Herzen
4,014 corpus weight
- highest
highest
4,012 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « herboristerie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | herboristerie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛʁ.bɔ.ʁis.tə.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #95,985 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « herboristerie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
herboristerie is uncommon French at frequency #95,985 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛʁ.bɔ.ʁis.tə.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for herboristerie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is herboristerie, spelled H-E-R-B-O-R-I-S-T-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Science qui étudie les plantes à usage thérapeutique.
- 2Boutique, commerce d’herboriste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herboristerie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A trente ans, Claudia, titulaire d'une double maîtrise d’herboristerie et d’agronomie, travaille comme consultante pour une entreprise d’agroalimentaire.
En 1958, cette Clamartoise tient le seul magasin de la ville où l’on peut se procurer ce genre de produits et c’est une herboristerie.
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 "herboristerie"?
What does "herboristerie" mean?
How do you pronounce "herboristerie"?
What language does "herboristerie" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "herboristerie", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).