répétiteur
\ʁe.pe.ti.tœʁ\
The verdict
“répétiteur” is uncommon French (frequency #64,071 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,071
- frequency rank, French
- 507,453
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui qui a pour fonction d’expliquer à des élèves la leçon d’un professeur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | répétiteur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁe.pe.ti.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #64,071 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “répétiteur” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
répétiteur is uncommon French at frequency #64,071 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.pe.ti.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for répétiteur in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is répétiteur, spelled R-É-P-É-T-I-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Celui qui a pour fonction d’expliquer à des élèves la leçon d’un professeur.
- 2Dans les lycées et collèges, enseignant chargé de la surveillance des élèves en dehors des classes et qui peut aussi leur faire répéter leurs leçons.
- 3Celui qui est chargé d’aider un artiste ou un groupe, par divers exercices ou lors des répétitions, à se préparer à tenir un rôle ou à un concert.
- 4Vaisseau d’une escadre ou d’une division qui répète les signaux de l’amiral.
- 5Dispositif qui répète un signal afin d’augmenter sa portée ou d’empêcher sa dégradation.
- 6Clignotant supplémentaire.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “répétiteur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-É-P-É-T-I-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.