chiure
\ʃjyʁ\
The verdict
“chiure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excrément de mouches ou d’autres insectes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chiure · chiure · French
chiure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | chiure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃjyʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chiure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chiure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃjyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for chiure in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is chiure, spelled C-H-I-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Excrément de mouches ou d’autres insectes.
- 2Personne ou chose qui ne mérite pas de considération.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chiure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais tous ses soins furent pour le salon. Elle réussit presque à en faire un lieu habitable. Il était garni d’un meuble de velours jaunâtre, à fleurs satinées. Au milieu se trouvait un guéridon à tablette de marbre ; des consoles, surmontées de glaces, s’appuyaient aux deux bouts de la pièce. Il y avait même un tapis qui ne couvrait que le milieu du parqu…
La vitre constellée de chiures de mouches renvoyait à Tsi-Tsi le reflet chatoyant de son corsage jaune canari […].
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.