rivulaire

\ʁi.vy.lɛʁ\

/\ʁi.vy.lɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“rivulaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De rivière ou de ruisseau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rivulaire · rivulaire · French

rivulaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 rivulaire
PropertyValue
Headwordrivulaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁi.vy.lɛʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “rivulaire” se place dans la fréquence du français

rivulairesiège 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

rivulaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁi.vy.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De rivière ou de ruisseau.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rivulaire, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rivulaire, spelled R-I-V-U-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De rivière ou de ruisseau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Une onde ornée de ses plantes rivulaires.

This word in other languages

riparian(English)

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 "rivulaire"?
"rivulaire" is spelled R-I-V-U-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁi.vy.lɛʁ\.
What does "rivulaire" mean?
As an adjective, "rivulaire" means: De rivière ou de ruisseau.
How do you pronounce "rivulaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rivulaire" is \ʁi.vy.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list