locuteur natif

\lɔ.ky.tœʁ na.tif\

/\lɔ.ky.tœʁ na.tif\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui parle la langue en question comme langue maternelle.

Key facts for locuteur natif
PropertyValue
Headwordlocuteur natif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ.ky.tœʁ na.tif\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “locuteur natif” sits in French frequency

locuteur natif falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

locuteur natif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɔ.ky.tœʁ na.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui parle la langue en question comme langue maternelle.".

locuteur natif has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is locuteur natif, spelled L-O-C-U-T-E-U-R- -N-A-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui parle la langue en question comme langue maternelle.

This word in other languages

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 "locuteur natif"?
"locuteur natif" is spelled L-O-C-U-T-E-U-R- -N-A-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.ky.tœʁ na.tif\.
What does "locuteur natif" mean?
As a noun, "locuteur natif" means: Personne qui parle la langue en question comme langue maternelle.
How do you pronounce "locuteur natif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "locuteur natif" is \lɔ.ky.tœʁ na.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "locuteur natif" come from?
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Using “locuteur natif”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-O-C-U-T-E-U-R- -N-A-T-I-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lɔ.ky.tœʁ na.tif\ (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
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