originatrice

\o.ʁi.ʒi.na.tʁis\

/\o.ʁi.ʒi.na.tʁis\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui est volontairement à l’origine de quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-originatrice · originatrice · French

originatrice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for originatrice
PropertyValue
Headwordoriginatrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o.ʁi.ʒi.na.tʁis\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « originatrice » en français

originatricen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

originatrice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o.ʁi.ʒi.na.tʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celle qui est volontairement à l’origine de quelque chose.".

originatrice doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 originatrice, spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-T-R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui est volontairement à l’origine de quelque chose.

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 "originatrice"?
"originatrice" is spelled O-R-I-G-I-N-A-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o.ʁi.ʒi.na.tʁis\.
What does "originatrice" mean?
As a noun, "originatrice" means: Celle qui est volontairement à l’origine de quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "originatrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "originatrice" is \o.ʁi.ʒi.na.tʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "originatrice" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list