ventrière
\vɑ̃.tʁi.jɛʁ\
The verdict
“ventrière” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grande sangle qu’on passe sous le ventre d’un cheval d’attelage, pour empêcher que le harnais ou la selle ne tourne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ventriere · ventrière · French
ventrière · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | ventrière |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vɑ̃.tʁi.jɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ventrière » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ventrière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɑ̃.tʁi.jɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ventrière in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ventrière, spelled V-E-N-T-R-I-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Grande sangle qu’on passe sous le ventre d’un cheval d’attelage, pour empêcher que le harnais ou la selle ne tourne.
- 2Sangle dont on se sert pour soulever des chevaux quand on veut les embarquer ou les tenir suspendus.
- 3Sage-femme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ventrière appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au commencement du xvᵉ siècle, Perette, ventrière jurée de Paris, femme de Thomas de Rouen, fut condamnée par sorcellerie ; grâce à sa renommée d’accoucheuse, elle obtint remise d’une part de sa peine et fut seulement exposée au pilori.
Synonyms
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.