robinier

\ʁɔ.bi.nje\

/\ʁɔ.bi.nje\/ noun

The verdict

“robinier” 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) - Genre d’arbre ou d’arbrisseau originaire d’Amérique du Nord, d’Asie ou d’Afrique septentrionale et largement répandue en Europe en particulier l’acacia blanc ou faux-acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia )....

Corpus desk

Index FR-robinier · robinier · French

robinier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 robinier
PropertyValue
Headwordrobinier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɔ.bi.nje\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « robinier » en français

robiniern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

robinier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɔ.bi.nje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genre d’arbre ou d’arbrisseau originaire d’Amérique du Nord, d’Asie ou d’Afrique septentrionale et largement répandue en Europe en particulier l’acacia blanc ou faux-acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia )....".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for robinier, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is robinier, spelled R-O-B-I-N-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genre d’arbre ou d’arbrisseau originaire d’Amérique du Nord, d’Asie ou d’Afrique septentrionale et largement répandue en Europe en particulier l’acacia blanc ou faux-acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia ). → voir Robinia

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ces boisements s’articulent autour du chêne pubescent auxquels se mêlent le genévrier, le robinier et l’érable.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "robinier"?
"robinier" is spelled R-O-B-I-N-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɔ.bi.nje\.
What does "robinier" mean?
As a noun, "robinier" means: Genre d’arbre ou d’arbrisseau originaire d’Amérique du Nord, d’Asie ou d’Afrique septentrionale et largement répandue en Europe en particulier l’acacia blanc ou faux-acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia )....
How do you pronounce "robinier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "robinier" is \ʁɔ.bi.nje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "robinier" come from?
"robinier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list