raire

\ʁɛʁ\

/\ʁɛʁ\/ verb

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.

Corpus desk

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.

Key facts for raire
PropertyValue
Headwordraire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɛʁ\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « raire » en français

rairesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Crier lors du rut, en parlant de divers cervidés, tels le chamois, le cerf, ou le daim.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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 […].
  2. Et l’on entend quand le vent s’apaise, raire un vieux dix-cors. référence nécessaire (résoudre le problème)

Synonyms

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 "raire"?
"raire" is spelled R-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛʁ\.
What does "raire" mean?
As a verb, "raire" means: Crier lors du rut, en parlant de divers cervidés, tels le chamois, le cerf, ou le daim.
How do you pronounce "raire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raire" is \ʁɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list