sulfateuse
\syl.fa.tøz\
The verdict
“sulfateuse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pulvérisateur portatif de produits phytosanitaires de traitement des cultures.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sulfateuse · sulfateuse · French
sulfateuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sulfateuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \syl.fa.tøz\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sulfateuse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sulfateuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \syl.fa.tøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
sulfateuse has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sulfateuse, spelled S-U-L-F-A-T-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Pulvérisateur portatif de produits phytosanitaires de traitement des cultures.
- 2Arme à feu à tir continu.
- 3Véhicule équipé de caméra capable de scanner automatiquement les plaques d'immatriculation pour détecter les infractions de stationnement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sulfateuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il y a très peu d'années encore, la faux, la faucille, la binette et la houe constituaient l’essentiel de l’outillage du paysan, qui possédait également et généralement une sulfateuse à main pour traiter sa vigne en limite de parcelles.
Stupéfaction devant les toiles de Hartung conservées à la Fondation d'Antibes, quelques-unes des nombreuses toiles très colorées réalisées au moyen d'une sulfateuse de vigne.
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.