camphré
\kɑ̃.fʁe\
The verdict
“camphré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui contient du camphre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-camphre · camphré · French
camphré · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | camphré |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɑ̃.fʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « camphré » en français
Rare enough to double-check
camphré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɑ̃.fʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui contient du camphre.".
No misspelling variants are generated for camphré in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is camphré, spelled C-A-M-P-H-R-É.
Definition
- 1Qui contient du camphre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how camphré appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pommade camphrée.
Je l’ai trouvé étouffant, étendu sur son lit, l’œil déjà vitreux, les mains froides, foudroyé par une pneumonie subite. En vain l’excellent médecin de la famille, le Dr Carey, essayait-il de le remonter à l’aide de piqûres de caféine et d’huile camphrée.
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.