terrier
\tɛ.ʁje\
The verdict
“terrier” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #22,118 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #22,118
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualifiait le registre foncier, contenant le dénombrement, les déclarations des particuliers qui relevaient d’une seigneurie, et le détail des droits, cens et rentes qui y étaient dus.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | terrier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \tɛ.ʁje\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #22,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “terrier” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for terrier is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɛ.ʁje\. Corpus data places it at rank #22,118 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for terrier, with forms such as "etrrier", "terier", and "terirer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "trier", "terror", "terroir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is terrier, spelled T-E-R-R-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Qualifiait le registre foncier, contenant le dénombrement, les déclarations des particuliers qui relevaient d’une seigneurie, et le détail des droits, cens et rentes qui y étaient dus.
- 2Qui possède des terres, terrien.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etrrier,terier,terirer,terreir,terrierr,terrire,trerier,tterrier
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of terrier - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “terrier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-E-R-R-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tɛ.ʁje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “trier” - see the side-by-side comparison. terrier vs trier
- 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.