crepuscule

/ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/

//ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl// noun

"crepuscule" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-crepuscule · crepuscule · English

crepuscule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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 crepuscule
PropertyValue
Headwordcrepuscule
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “crepuscule” in English

crepusculeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

crepuscule is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Twilight.".

crepuscule has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French crepuscule m, ultimately from Latin crepusculum n. The correct English form is crepuscule, spelled C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Twilight.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Van watched them with the same pleasurable awe he had experienced as a child, when, lost in the purple crepuscule of an Italian hotel garden, in an alley of cypresses, he supposed they were golden ghouls or the passing fancies of the garden.

Etymology

From Middle French crepuscule m, ultimately from Latin crepusculum n.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crepuscule"?
"crepuscule" is spelled C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/.
What does "crepuscule" mean?
As a noun, "crepuscule" means: Twilight.
How do you pronounce "crepuscule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crepuscule" is /ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "crepuscule"?
From Middle French crepuscule m, ultimately from Latin crepusculum n. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list