crépissure
\kʁe.pi.syʁ\
The verdict
“crépissure” 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) - Crépi, action de crépir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-crepissure · crépissure · French
crépissure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | crépissure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁe.pi.syʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « crépissure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
crépissure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁe.pi.syʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Crépi, action de crépir.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for crépissure in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is crépissure, spelled C-R-É-P-I-S-S-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Crépi, action de crépir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how crépissure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils ont laissé un monticule qui ne fut jamais terminé, et l’on voit encore aujourd’hui leurs vieux édifices avec leur crépissure.
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.