tracerie

\tʁas.ʁi\

/\tʁas.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

“tracerie” 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 September 3, 2026) - Remplage, armature de pierre qui, dans une fenêtre gothique, encadre les diverses parties des vitraux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tracerie · tracerie · French

tracerie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for tracerie
PropertyValue
Headwordtracerie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁas.ʁi\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tracerie » en français

tracerien'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tracerie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁas.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Remplage, armature de pierre qui, dans une fenêtre gothique, encadre les diverses parties des vitraux.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tracerie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 tracerie, spelled T-R-A-C-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remplage, armature de pierre qui, dans une fenêtre gothique, encadre les diverses parties des vitraux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how tracerie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans les baies à tracerie rayonnante, le meneau central sert de point d'appui à deux arcs brifés qui encadrent six quatre-feuilles et à une grande roface à cinq lobes.
  2. La fantaisie des tailleurs de pierre et des artistes a eu libre cours, et le résultat en est particulièrement perceptible pour les œuvres de tracerie, dont les lignes offraient un mouvement glissant et oscillatoire.

This word in other languages

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 "tracerie"?
"tracerie" is spelled T-R-A-C-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁas.ʁi\.
What does "tracerie" mean?
As a noun, "tracerie" means: Remplage, armature de pierre qui, dans une fenêtre gothique, encadre les diverses parties des vitraux.
How do you pronounce "tracerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tracerie" is \tʁas.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tracerie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list