nourricerie

\nu.ʁis.ʁi\

/\nu.ʁis.ʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

“nourricerie” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mot plaisant forgé par Molière : qualité de nourrice.

Key facts for nourricerie
PropertyValue
Headwordnourricerie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nu.ʁis.ʁi\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nourricerie” sits in French frequency

nourricerie 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for nourricerie is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nu.ʁis.ʁi\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for nourricerie in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nourricerie, spelled N-O-U-R-R-I-C-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mot plaisant forgé par Molière : qualité de nourrice.
  2. 2
    Établissement ou locaux accueillant pendant la journée les enfants de moins de 2 ans pendant que leurs parents travaillent.
  3. 3
    Établissement où l’on engraisse des animaux, notamment des bestiaux.
  4. 4
    Lieu où l’on élève des vers à soie.
  5. 5
    Zone où se regroupent les alevins et les juvéniles d'une espèce mobile, par exemple une espèce de poissons, pour s'y nourrir, commencer sa croissance et, le cas échéant, accomplir ses premières métamorphoses.

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 "nourricerie"?
"nourricerie" is spelled N-O-U-R-R-I-C-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nu.ʁis.ʁi\.
What does "nourricerie" mean?
As a noun, "nourricerie" means: Mot plaisant forgé par Molière : qualité de nourrice.
How do you pronounce "nourricerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nourricerie" is \nu.ʁis.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nourricerie" come from?
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Using “nourricerie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is N-O-U-R-R-I-C-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nu.ʁis.ʁi\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list