suret
\sy.ʁɛ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | suret |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sy.ʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « suret » en français
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
- 1Qui est un peu acide, un peu aigre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how suret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.