paludier

\pa.ly.dje\

/\pa.ly.dje\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui récolte le sel dans un marais salant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paludier · paludier · French

paludier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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 paludier
PropertyValue
Headwordpaludier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.ly.dje\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « paludier » en français

paludiern'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

paludier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.ly.dje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui récolte le sel dans un marais salant.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for paludier, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is paludier, spelled P-A-L-U-D-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui récolte le sel dans un marais salant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how paludier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nous côtoyâmes pendant deux heures ce triste damier, où le sel étouffe par son abondance la végétation, et où nous n’apercevions de loin en loin que quelques paludiers, nom donné à ceux qui cultivent le sel. Ces hommes, ou plutôt ce clan de Bretons porte un costume spécial, une jaquette blanche assez semblable à celle des brasseurs. Ils se marient entre e…
  2. Les paludiers sont vêtus de l’ancien costume guérandais, la longue blouse blanche descendant jusqu’à mi-jambe, les braies blanches aussi, serrées de jarretières au-dessus du genou et le tricorne noir orné de chenilles de couleur et de boucles d’acier.

Synonyms

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 "paludier"?
"paludier" is spelled P-A-L-U-D-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ly.dje\.
What does "paludier" mean?
As a noun, "paludier" means: Celui qui récolte le sel dans un marais salant.
How do you pronounce "paludier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paludier" is \pa.ly.dje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paludier" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list