ourler
\uʁ.le\
The verdict
“ourler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire un ourlet à du linge ou à une étoffe, un vêtement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ourler · ourler · French
ourler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ourler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \uʁ.le\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ourler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \uʁ.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ourler in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ourler, spelled O-U-R-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire un ourlet à du linge ou à une étoffe, un vêtement.
- 2Marquer le bord de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ourler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ourler des mouchoirs, des serviettes, des rideaux.
Ses journées se passaient à ourler du linge, à le marquer.
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.