suaire

\sɥɛʁ\

/\sɥɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“suaire” is uncommon French (frequency #53,009 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,009
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Linge qui couvre le visage d’un défunt.

Key facts for suaire
PropertyValue
Headwordsuaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɥɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,009
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “suaire” 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). suaire 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

suaire is uncommon French at frequency #53,009 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɥɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for suaire in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is suaire, spelled S-U-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Linge qui couvre le visage d’un défunt.
  2. 2
    Linceul dans lequel on ensevelit un mort.
  3. 3
    Enveloppe de caoutchouc dont on couvre son corps pour provoquer une sudation.

This word in other languages

shroud(English)sudario(Español)mortalha(Português)

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 "suaire"?
"suaire" is spelled S-U-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɥɛʁ\.
What does "suaire" mean?
As a noun, "suaire" means: Linge qui couvre le visage d’un défunt.
How do you pronounce "suaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suaire" is \sɥɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suaire" come from?
"suaire" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “suaire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɥɛʁ\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list