obituaire
\ɔ.bi.tɥɛʁ\
The verdict
“obituaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif au décès.
Corpus desk
Index FR-obituaire · obituaire · French
obituaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | obituaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔ.bi.tɥɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « obituaire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
obituaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɔ.bi.tɥɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif au décès.".
Zero misspellings are on record for obituaire in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 obituaire, spelled O-B-I-T-U-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif au décès.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how obituaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les registres obituaires sont précieux pour établir une généalogie.
Entre deux hameaux à desservir, repassant par le bourg, j’ai fait une courte apparition à la fin de la messe, dans mon bel uniforme dont le bas du pantalon commençait à se maculer de boue, juste à temps pour signer le registre obituaire, descendre la nef au pas de course avec un air contrit, bénir le cercueil, avant de remonter par le bas-côté en distribu…
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