updater
\œp.dɛj.te\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | updater |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \œp.dɛj.te\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « updater » en français
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
- 1Mettre à jour.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how updater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.