surnuméraire

\syʁ.ny.me.ʁɛʁ\

/\syʁ.ny.me.ʁɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“surnuméraire” is an uncommon French word, ranked #67,141 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#67,141
frequency rank, French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est en surnombre.

Key facts for surnuméraire
PropertyValue
Headwordsurnuméraire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\syʁ.ny.me.ʁɛʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,141
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “surnuméraire” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). surnuméraire lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for surnuméraire is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \syʁ.ny.me.ʁɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #67,141 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for surnuméraire, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is surnuméraire, spelled S-U-R-N-U-M-É-R-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est en surnombre.
  2. 2
    Qualifie certains os courts qui ne sont pas présents chez tous les individus.

This word in other languages

supernumerary(English)excedente(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "surnuméraire"?
"surnuméraire" is spelled S-U-R-N-U-M-É-R-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \syʁ.ny.me.ʁɛʁ\.
What does "surnuméraire" mean?
As an adjective, "surnuméraire" means: Qui est en surnombre.
How do you pronounce "surnuméraire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "surnuméraire" is \syʁ.ny.me.ʁɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "surnuméraire" come from?
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Using “surnuméraire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-R-N-U-M-É-R-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \syʁ.ny.me.ʁɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list