raire
\ʁɛʁ\
The verdict
“raire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crier lors du rut, en parlant de divers cervidés, tels le chamois, le cerf, ou le daim.
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Index FR-raire · raire · French
raire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | raire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
raire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Crier lors du rut, en parlant de divers cervidés, tels le chamois, le cerf, ou le daim.".
raire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 raire, spelled R-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Crier lors du rut, en parlant de divers cervidés, tels le chamois, le cerf, ou le daim.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how raire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Peu de temps après que les cerfs ont bruni leur tête, ils commencent à ressentir les impressions du rut ; les vieux sont les plus avancés : dès la fin d'août et le commencement de septembre, ils quittent les buissons, reviennent dans les forts, et commencent à chercher les bêtes ; ils raient d'une voix forte ; le col et la gorge leur enflent […].
Et l’on entend quand le vent s’apaise, raire un vieux dix-cors. référence nécessaire (résoudre le problème)
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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.