Solutré

\so.ly.tʁe\

/\so.ly.tʁe\/ name

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The verdict

“Solutré” is uncommon French (frequency #96,393 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,393
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forme courte du nom de la commune de Solutré-Pouilly (Saône-et-Loire).

Key facts for Solutré
PropertyValue
HeadwordSolutré
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\so.ly.tʁe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,393
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Solutré” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Solutré lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Solutré is uncommon French at frequency #96,393 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \so.ly.tʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme courte du nom de la commune de Solutré-Pouilly (Saône-et-Loire).".

Solutré doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Solutré, spelled S-O-L-U-T-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forme courte du nom de la commune de Solutré-Pouilly (Saône-et-Loire).

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 "Solutré"?
"Solutré" is spelled S-O-L-U-T-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is \so.ly.tʁe\.
What does "Solutré" mean?
As a proper noun, "Solutré" means: Forme courte du nom de la commune de Solutré-Pouilly (Saône-et-Loire).
How do you pronounce "Solutré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Solutré" is \so.ly.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Solutré" come from?
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Using “Solutré”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-L-U-T-R-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \so.ly.tʁe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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