crâneur
\kʁɑ.nœʁ\
The verdict
“crâneur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Frimeur, vantard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-craneur · crâneur · French
crâneur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | crâneur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁɑ.nœʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « crâneur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
crâneur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɑ.nœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frimeur, vantard.".
crâneur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is crâneur, spelled C-R-Â-N-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Frimeur, vantard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crâneur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En voilà un crâneur ! disait-elle, ça a l’air de se croire le président de la République !
En voyant Carmen, il enleva son chapeau gris ; ses cheveux, sous son chapeau, étaient gris et fins comme si on les avait tamisés à travers de la gaze. Ses sourcils gris et fournis lui donnaient un certain petit air crâneur.
Synonyms
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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.