hourder
^((h aspiré))\uʁ.de\
The verdict
“hourder” 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) - Maçonner grossièrement, fortifier, faire un hourdage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hourder · hourder · French
hourder · 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hourder |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\uʁ.de\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hourder » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hourder is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\uʁ.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maçonner grossièrement, fortifier, faire un hourdage.".
Zero misspellings are on record for hourder in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hourder, spelled H-O-U-R-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Maçonner grossièrement, fortifier, faire un hourdage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hourder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hourder une cloison.
Une cloison hourdée.
Synonyms
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.