tourière

\tu.ʁjɛʁ\

/\tu.ʁjɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“tourière” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Religieuse qui, dans un couvent cloitré, est chargée de faire passer au tour (2) toutes les choses qu’on apporte de l’extérieur.

Key facts for tourière
PropertyValue
Headwordtourière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tu.ʁjɛʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tourière” sits in French frequency

tourière falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tourière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tu.ʁjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

tourière doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 tourière, spelled T-O-U-R-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Religieuse qui, dans un couvent cloitré, est chargée de faire passer au tour (2) toutes les choses qu’on apporte de l’extérieur.
  2. 2
    Religieuse qui est chargée du service extérieur.
  3. 3
    Pâtissière qui fait les pâtes destinées aux viennoiseries et pâtisseries.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tourière"?
"tourière" is spelled T-O-U-R-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tu.ʁjɛʁ\.
What does "tourière" mean?
As a noun, "tourière" means: Religieuse qui, dans un couvent cloitré, est chargée de faire passer au tour (2) toutes les choses qu’on apporte de l’extérieur.
How do you pronounce "tourière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tourière" is \tu.ʁjɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tourière" come from?
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Using “tourière”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-R-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tu.ʁjɛʁ\ (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