tonsurer
\tɔ̃.sy.ʁe\
The verdict
“tonsurer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raser entièrement ou en partie le crâne de quelqu’un, pour des motifs religieux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tonsurer · tonsurer · French
tonsurer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tonsurer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tɔ̃.sy.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tonsurer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tonsurer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tɔ̃.sy.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raser entièrement ou en partie le crâne de quelqu’un, pour des motifs religieux.".
Zero misspellings are on record for tonsurer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 tonsurer, spelled T-O-N-S-U-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Raser entièrement ou en partie le crâne de quelqu’un, pour des motifs religieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tonsurer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les vêtements noirs, les têtes tonsurées, les regards austères de ces ecclésiastiques offraient un grand contraste avec l’apparence guerrière des chevaliers siégeant au tribunal, ….
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.