usurier

\y.zy.ʁje\

/\y.zy.ʁje\/ noun

The verdict

“usurier” is uncommon French (frequency #56,344 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,344
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prêteur qui prête à un taux d’intérêt trop élevé, un taux usuraire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-usurier · usurier · French

usurier · rank #56,344 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,344
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH uppercut

Nearest frequency peer: uppercut (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « usurier »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « usurier » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for usurier
PropertyValue
Headwordusurier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\y.zy.ʁje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,344
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « usurier » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).usuriertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « uppercut » (#56,343), « vacher » (#56,345), « UPC » (#56,342). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « usurier » est au #56,344. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

usurier is uncommon French at frequency #56,344 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \y.zy.ʁje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for usurier, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is usurier, spelled U-S-U-R-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prêteur qui prête à un taux d’intérêt trop élevé, un taux usuraire.
  2. 2
    Personne qui accroit sa fortune en profitant des malheurs ou des nécessités.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […], j’aurais juré que tes pensées se fussent portées sur les sacs d’argent du vieil usurier plutôt que sur les yeux noirs de sa fille.
  2. Dans vingt ans, […], une héritière d’un million, ce sera rare comme le désintéressement chez un usurier.

Synonyms

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); 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 "usurier"?
"usurier" is spelled U-S-U-R-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \y.zy.ʁje\.
What does "usurier" mean?
As a noun, "usurier" means: Prêteur qui prête à un taux d’intérêt trop élevé, un taux usuraire.
How do you pronounce "usurier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "usurier" is \y.zy.ʁje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "usurier" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "usurier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list