strie
\stʁi\
The verdict
“strie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit sillon longitudinal séparé d’un sillon semblable par une arête.
Corpus desk
Index FR-strie · strie · French
strie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | strie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \stʁi\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « strie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
strie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \stʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for strie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is strie, spelled S-T-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Petit sillon longitudinal séparé d’un sillon semblable par une arête.
- 2Rayures dans la roche sous un glacier, créées par le frottement de pierres piégées dans la glace.
- 3Cannelure avec listel qui orne des colonnes, des pilastres.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how strie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les poils de chèvre diffèrent de la laine du mouton par des cellules de surface externe qui sont un peu moins ou peu saillantes et par des stries de leur substance propre qui, au contraire, sont très apparentes.
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.