razor

\reɪzə(r)\

/\reɪzə(r)\/ noun

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The verdict

“razor” is uncommon French (frequency #66,284 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,284
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rasoir, instrument en acier et dont on se sert pour raser la barbe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-razor · razor · French

razor · rank #66,284 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,284
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH raya

Nearest frequency peer: raya (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « razor »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « razor » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for razor
PropertyValue
Headwordrazor
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\reɪzə(r)\
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,284
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « razor » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.razortombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « raya » (#66,283), « recensait » (#66,285), « ravitaillements » (#66,282). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « razor » est au #66,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

razor is uncommon French at frequency #66,284 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \reɪzə(r)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

razor doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is razor, spelled R-A-Z-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rasoir, instrument en acier et dont on se sert pour raser la barbe.
  2. 2
    Rasoir électrique, appareil électrique servant à raser la barbe.
  3. 3
    N’importe quel instrument dont on se sert pour se raser.
  4. 4
    Défense de sanglier.
  5. 5
    Rasoir, principe général qui permet d'éliminer des explications improbables d'un phénomène.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. This was an antic fellow, half peddler and half mountebank, who travelled about the country on foot to vend hones, strops, razors, washballs, harness-paste, medicine for dogs and horses, cheap perfumery, cosmetics, and such-like wares, which he carried in a case slung to his back.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "razor"?
"razor" is spelled R-A-Z-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is \reɪzə(r)\.
What does "razor" mean?
As a noun, "razor" means: Rasoir, instrument en acier et dont on se sert pour raser la barbe.
How do you pronounce "razor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "razor" is \reɪzə(r)\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "razor" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "razor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

raise#66,274rioja#66,304proba#66,250salas#66,327

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list