statère

\sta.tɛʁ\

/\sta.tɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monnaie d’argent de la Grèce antique valant entre deux et quatre drachmes selon les régions.

Corpus desk

Index FR-statere · statère · French

statère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for statère
PropertyValue
Headwordstatère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sta.tɛʁ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « statère » en français

statèresiège 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

statère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sta.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

statère has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is statère, spelled S-T-A-T-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monnaie d’argent de la Grèce antique valant entre deux et quatre drachmes selon les régions.
  2. 2
    Monnaie grecque en or valant de vingt à vingt-huit drachmes.
  3. 3
    Nom donné à des monnaies d’or antiques de valeur analogue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce sont des imitations tout d'abord assez fidèles du statère de Philippe II de Macédoine, qui représentent au droit la tête d’Apollon et au revers un char tiré par deux chevaux.
  2. Les Gaulois contrefirent les statères macédoniens.

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 "statère"?
"statère" is spelled S-T-A-T-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sta.tɛʁ\.
What does "statère" mean?
As a noun, "statère" means: Monnaie d’argent de la Grèce antique valant entre deux et quatre drachmes selon les régions.
How do you pronounce "statère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "statère" is \sta.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "statère" come from?
"statère" 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