suret

\sy.ʁɛ\

/\sy.ʁɛ\/ adj

The verdict

“suret” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui est un peu acide, un peu aigre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-suret · suret · French

suret · 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.

Key facts for suret
PropertyValue
Headwordsuret
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sy.ʁɛ\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « suret » en français

suretn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

suret is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sy.ʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est un peu acide, un peu aigre.".

No misspelling variants are generated for suret in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is suret, spelled S-U-R-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est un peu acide, un peu aigre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La garde-robe idéologique passe d'une génération à l'autre, bien que les oreillers et les couvertures des grand-mères aient une odeur surette.
  2. Dans notre insouciance, nous avions toujours retiré nos bottes. Le temps de les passer, et l’Anglais avait presque toujours fini, lui aussi, et nous pouvions nous asseoir joyeusement à notre table ridiculement petite, pour boire le café, que la chaleur rendait suret, et allumer le cigare matinal.

Synonyms

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 "suret"?
"suret" is spelled S-U-R-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.ʁɛ\.
What does "suret" mean?
As an adjective, "suret" means: Qui est un peu acide, un peu aigre.
How do you pronounce "suret"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suret" is \sy.ʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suret" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list