auricule
French, noun/o.ʁi.kyl/
auricule is spelled A-U-R-I-C-U-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written French, the 231,570th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Auricule is a French feminine noun meaning “auricula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lobe, partie charnue de l’oreille externe”.
What does auricule mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineauricula
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est muni d’auricules ou d’oreillettes. 2. Se dit d'un organe présentant latéralement à sa base des éléments en forme de petites oreilles.
noun: 1. Lobe, partie charnue de l’oreille externe. 2. Pavillon de l’oreille ; partie visible de l’oreille humaine, à l’extérieur de la tête. 3. Prolongement antérieur de chaque oreillette du cœur, formant un cul-de-sac. 4. Appendice en forme de petite oreille, situé à la base d’une feuille, d’un pétale ou d’une étamine.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of auricule
- auricules plural
- auriculés plural masculine
- auriculée singular feminine
- auriculées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce auricule?
- /o.ʁi.kyl/
- /ɔ.ʁi.kyl/
- \ɔ.ʁi.ky.le\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is auricule in French?
auricule appears about once in every 54 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).