craquelures

\kʁak.lyʁ\

/\kʁak.lyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“craquelures” is uncommon French (frequency #95,760 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,760
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de craquelure.

Key facts for craquelures
PropertyValue
Headwordcraquelures
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁak.lyʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,760
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “craquelures” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). craquelures lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

craquelures is uncommon French at frequency #95,760 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁak.lyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de craquelure.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for craquelures in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is craquelures, spelled C-R-A-Q-U-E-L-U-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de craquelure.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "craquelures"?
"craquelures" is spelled C-R-A-Q-U-E-L-U-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁak.lyʁ\.
What does "craquelures" mean?
As a noun, "craquelures" means: Pluriel de craquelure.
How do you pronounce "craquelures"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "craquelures" is \kʁak.lyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "craquelures" come from?
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Using “craquelures”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-A-Q-U-E-L-U-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁak.lyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list