jarreter

\ʒaʁ.te\

/\ʒaʁ.te\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre des jarretières.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jarreter · jarreter · French

jarreter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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 jarreter
PropertyValue
Headwordjarreter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʒaʁ.te\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jarreter » en français

jarreterreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jarreter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʒaʁ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for jarreter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is jarreter, spelled J-A-R-R-E-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre des jarretières.
  2. 2
    Se mettre une jarretière.
  3. 3
    Virer ; partir précipitamment ; dégager ; foutre le camp.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Être mal jarreté.
  2. Être jarreté avec recherche.

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 "jarreter"?
"jarreter" is spelled J-A-R-R-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒaʁ.te\.
What does "jarreter" mean?
As a verb, "jarreter" means: Mettre des jarretières.
How do you pronounce "jarreter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jarreter" is \ʒaʁ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jarreter" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list