souricier

\su.ʁi.sje\

/\su.ʁi.sje\/ adj

The verdict

“souricier” 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) - Qui attrape les souris.

Corpus desk

Index FR-souricier · souricier · French

souricier · 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 "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.

Key facts for souricier
PropertyValue
Headwordsouricier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\su.ʁi.sje\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « souricier » en français

souricierreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

souricier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \su.ʁi.sje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui attrape les souris.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for souricier, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 souricier, spelled S-O-U-R-I-C-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui attrape les souris.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un chat souricier.

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 "souricier"?
"souricier" is spelled S-O-U-R-I-C-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \su.ʁi.sje\.
What does "souricier" mean?
As an adjective, "souricier" means: Qui attrape les souris.
How do you pronounce "souricier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souricier" is \su.ʁi.sje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "souricier" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list