updater

\œp.dɛj.te\

/\œp.dɛj.te\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre à jour.

Corpus desk

Index FR-updater · updater · French

updater · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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 updater
PropertyValue
Headwordupdater
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\œp.dɛj.te\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « updater » en français

updatersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

updater is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \œp.dɛj.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mettre à jour.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for updater, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 updater, spelled U-P-D-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre à jour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je suis heureuse que mon enfant ait acquis la propreté et soit seul dans les toilette. Pas parce que je suis fière, mais parce que ça me donne 3 minutes seule, pour updater mon statut Facebook.
  2. A peine maîtrisions-nous correctement une méthode, que les précédentes devenaient obsolètes. On updatait, disait-on. Nous passions notre temps, qui n'était plus libre, dans de belles salles de conférences ou de grands restaurants avec des spécialistes du management.

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 "updater"?
"updater" is spelled U-P-D-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \œp.dɛj.te\.
What does "updater" mean?
As a verb, "updater" means: Mettre à jour.
How do you pronounce "updater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "updater" is \œp.dɛj.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "updater" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list