Ituri

\i.ty.ri\

/\i.ty.ri\/ name

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The verdict

“Ituri” is uncommon French (frequency #69,175 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,175
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Province de la République Démocratique du Congo ayant pour chef-lieu Bunia.

Key facts for Ituri
PropertyValue
HeadwordIturi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\i.ty.ri\
Letters5
Frequency rank#69,175
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ituri” 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). Ituri lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Ituri is uncommon French at frequency #69,175 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \i.ty.ri\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Province de la République Démocratique du Congo ayant pour chef-lieu Bunia.".

Ituri has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Ituri, spelled I-T-U-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Province de la République Démocratique du Congo ayant pour chef-lieu Bunia.

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 "Ituri"?
"Ituri" is spelled I-T-U-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ty.ri\.
What does "Ituri" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ituri" means: Province de la République Démocratique du Congo ayant pour chef-lieu Bunia.
How do you pronounce "Ituri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ituri" is \i.ty.ri\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ituri" come from?
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Using “Ituri”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-T-U-R-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \i.ty.ri\ (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

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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