trieur

\tʁi.jœʁ\

/\tʁi.jœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“trieur” is uncommon French (frequency #86,270 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,270
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui que l’on emploie à faire le triage des chiffons dans une papeterie, le triage des épingles dans une fabrique d’épingles, etc.

Key facts for trieur
PropertyValue
Headwordtrieur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁi.jœʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,270
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trieur” 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). trieur 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.

Rare enough to double-check

trieur is uncommon French at frequency #86,270 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁi.jœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for trieur in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is trieur, spelled T-R-I-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui que l’on emploie à faire le triage des chiffons dans une papeterie, le triage des épingles dans une fabrique d’épingles, etc.
  2. 2
    Appareil destiné à trier, utilisant divers procédés : taille, forme, densité, magnétisme, couleur, etc. (note : certains de ces appareils sont aussi nommés trieuse).
  3. 3
    Classeur avec des séparateurs pour trier les documents.
  4. 4
    Ensemble de tapis roulants sur lesquels circulent des objets à trier manuellement.
  5. 5
    Celui qui pratique le tri, par le triage du verre et des plastiques dans ses déchets, etc.

This word in other languages

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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 "trieur"?
"trieur" is spelled T-R-I-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁi.jœʁ\.
What does "trieur" mean?
As a noun, "trieur" means: Celui que l’on emploie à faire le triage des chiffons dans une papeterie, le triage des épingles dans une fabrique d’épingles, etc.
How do you pronounce "trieur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trieur" is \tʁi.jœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trieur" come from?
"trieur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “trieur”

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

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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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