lecteur·ice

\lek.tœ.ʁis\

/\lek.tœ.ʁis\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne sans détermination de son genre qui lit pour son plaisir ou pour s'instruire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lecteur-ice · lecteur·ice · French

lecteur·ice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 lecteur·ice
PropertyValue
Headwordlecteur·ice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lek.tœ.ʁis\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lecteur·ice » en français

lecteur·icereste 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

lecteur·ice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lek.tœ.ʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for lecteur·ice in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lecteur·ice, spelled L-E-C-T-E-U-R-·-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne sans détermination de son genre qui lit pour son plaisir ou pour s'instruire.
  2. 2
    Personne non-binaire qui lit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les lecteurices ont des usages, des pratiques, ils et elles se prêtent les livres, les annotent, les commentent, les échangent, en parlent sur leur blog…
  2. Au revoir cher·e·s lecteur·ice·s, prenez soin de vous.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lecteur·ice"?
"lecteur·ice" is spelled L-E-C-T-E-U-R-·-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lek.tœ.ʁis\.
What does "lecteur·ice" mean?
As a noun, "lecteur·ice" means: Personne sans détermination de son genre qui lit pour son plaisir ou pour s'instruire.
How do you pronounce "lecteur·ice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lecteur·ice" is \lek.tœ.ʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lecteur·ice" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list