surligneur
\syʁ.li.ɲœʁ\
The verdict
“surligneur” 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) - Stylo dont l’encre fluorescente permet de mettre en évidence un mot, un passage dans un texte.
Corpus desk
Index FR-surligneur · surligneur · French
surligneur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | surligneur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \syʁ.li.ɲœʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « surligneur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
surligneur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \syʁ.li.ɲœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stylo dont l’encre fluorescente permet de mettre en évidence un mot, un passage dans un texte.".
Zero misspellings are on record for surligneur in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is surligneur, spelled S-U-R-L-I-G-N-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Stylo dont l’encre fluorescente permet de mettre en évidence un mot, un passage dans un texte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how surligneur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je l'observe travailler ses textes au surligneur et prendre des notes sur une petite tablette de papier à côté d'elle, comme si elle se préparait à un examen.
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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.