Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supercherie

/suːˌpɛ(ɹ)ʃəˈɹiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-percherie
IPA: /suːˌpɛ(ɹ)ʃəˈɹiː/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Foul play; an attack made by deceit.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Deception, deceit; an instance of fraud.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"it is a Superchiery,[…] as being wel armed, to charge a man who hath but a piece of a sword, or being sound and strong, to set upon a man sore hurt."
"We[…]should certainly deny to any teacher of morals, in any age, who resorted to such ‘supercherie’ and charlatanism, any very high place among the instructors and benefactors of mankind."
"According to France's foreign minister, the British foreign secretary is guilty of perpetrating a supercherie."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French supercherie, itself borrowed from Italian soperchieria.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: supercherie, soperchieria

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /suːˌpɛ(ɹ)ʃəˈɹiː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

supercheries (plural) superchery (alternative) superchiery (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce supercherie?: The recorded pronunciation is /suːˌpɛ(ɹ)ʃəˈɹiː/.
What does supercherie mean?: Foul play; an attack made by deceit.
Where does supercherie come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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