rapporteuse
\ʁa.pɔʁ.tøz\
The verdict
“rapporteuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celle qu’une organisation a chargé d’exposer ou de suivre une affaire, une question, et qui peut être amené à faire connaître l’avis de ladite organisation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rapporteuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁa.pɔʁ.tøz\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rapporteuse” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rapporteuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.pɔʁ.tøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rapporteuse, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 rapporteuse, spelled R-A-P-P-O-R-T-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Celle qu’une organisation a chargé d’exposer ou de suivre une affaire, une question, et qui peut être amené à faire connaître l’avis de ladite organisation.
- 2Parlementaire chargée de l’analyse d’un projet de loi ou d’une proposition de loi.
- 3Celui qui fait le rapport d’un procès, d’une affaire.
- 4Celle qui, par légèreté ou par malice, a coutume d’accuser ou de rapporter ce qu’elle a vu, entendu ou encore ce qu’on lui a fait.
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.
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Using “rapporteuse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-A-P-P-O-R-T-E-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁa.pɔʁ.tøz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.