surir
\sy.ʁiʁ\
The verdict
“surir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Devenir aigre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-surir · surir · French
surir · 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 | surir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sy.ʁiʁ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « surir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
surir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sy.ʁiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for surir, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is surir, spelled S-U-R-I-R.
Definition
- 1Devenir aigre.
- 2cailler
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how surir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La fille de la mère Pénicaud se meurt et toutes les deux habitent à un kilomètre du château. La châtelaine rencontre la mère Pénicaud et lui dit : – « Venez donc chercher de mon vin de Bourgogne pour la petite. Ça la remontera, mais ne venez pas surtout avec une bouteille. Il surirait. Vous apporterez un verre. »
Mon demi-frère a rédigé cinquante ans plus tard un court récit de ces journées, dont le souvenir entretemps avait suri en lui.
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.