craquelure
\kʁa.klyʁ\
The verdict
“craquelure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fendillement qui se produit dans un vernis, dans un émail, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-craquelure · craquelure · French
craquelure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | craquelure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁa.klyʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « craquelure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
craquelure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁa.klyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for craquelure, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is craquelure, spelled C-R-A-Q-U-E-L-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Fendillement qui se produit dans un vernis, dans un émail, etc.
- 2Fissure.
- 3Fissure de petites dimensions qui se forme dans un matériau polymère et dont les parois restent reliées par des filaments.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how craquelure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce tableau est plein de craquelures.
Nous aimons la craquelure, les traces de la polychromie effacée, la mutilation de la tête.
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.