putier
\py.tje\
The verdict
“putier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Nom courant du merisier à grappes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-putier · putier · French
putier · 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | putier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \py.tje\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « putier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
putier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \py.tje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom courant du merisier à grappes.".
putier has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is putier, spelled P-U-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nom courant du merisier à grappes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how putier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cerisier ou merisier à grappes à la superbe floraison lui donnant une grande valeur ornementale mais aussi, moins exaltant, une odeur peu agréable quand on le coupe, le faisant nommer : bois puant, putier... peu de chance de flirter avec l’arôme du tabac comme le mahaleb.
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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.