rhétrice
\ʁe.tʁis\
The verdict
“rhétrice” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oratrice éloquente.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rhetrice · rhétrice · French
rhétrice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | rhétrice |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁe.tʁis\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « rhétrice » en français
Rare enough to double-check
rhétrice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.tʁis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for rhétrice in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rhétrice, spelled R-H-É-T-R-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1Oratrice éloquente.
- 2Celle dont l’éloquence consiste en un style apprêté, emphatique et déclamatoire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how rhétrice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dernière rhétrice, Maître […] termine la cérémonie en lyrisme : « Aujourd’hui, le magistrat doit être objectif, l’agent de police ferme et respectable… l’avocat dévoué.
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.