sorcerer
\ˈsɔɹ.sɚ.ɹɚ\
The verdict
“sorcerer” 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) - Sorcier, enchanteur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sorcerer · sorcerer · French
sorcerer · 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 "S" 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 | sorcerer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈsɔɹ.sɚ.ɹɚ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sorcerer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈsɔɹ.sɚ.ɹɚ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorcier, enchanteur.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sorcerer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 sorcerer, spelled S-O-R-C-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Sorcier, enchanteur.
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.