pasteuriser

\pas.tœ.ʁi.ze\

/\pas.tœ.ʁi.ze\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Traiter divers liquides par les procédés pasteuriens pour détruire les microbes nocifs qu’ils contiennent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pasteuriser · pasteuriser · French

pasteuriser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 pasteuriser
PropertyValue
Headwordpasteuriser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pas.tœ.ʁi.ze\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pasteuriser » en français

pasteurisern'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

pasteuriser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pas.tœ.ʁi.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pasteuriser, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pasteuriser, spelled P-A-S-T-E-U-R-I-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Traiter divers liquides par les procédés pasteuriens pour détruire les microbes nocifs qu’ils contiennent.
  2. 2
    Stériliser par chauffage pendant 15 secondes, à une température de 75°C, (65° selon d'autres auteurs) un lait qui pourra conserver jusqu'à 1 semaine au réfrigérateur.

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 "pasteuriser"?
"pasteuriser" is spelled P-A-S-T-E-U-R-I-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pas.tœ.ʁi.ze\.
What does "pasteuriser" mean?
As a verb, "pasteuriser" means: Traiter divers liquides par les procédés pasteuriens pour détruire les microbes nocifs qu’ils contiennent.
How do you pronounce "pasteuriser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pasteuriser" is \pas.tœ.ʁi.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pasteuriser" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list