crépuscule
\kʁe.pys.kyl\
The verdict
“crépuscule” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #14,439 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,439
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lumière incertaine ou faible qui reste après le coucher de soleil jusqu’à ce que la nuit soit entièrement tombée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crépuscule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁe.pys.kyl\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #14,439 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crépuscule” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for crépuscule is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁe.pys.kyl\. Corpus data places it at rank #14,439 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for crépuscule, with forms such as "ccrépuscule", "crepuscule", and "crpéuscule". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is crépuscule, spelled C-R-É-P-U-S-C-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Lumière incertaine ou faible qui reste après le coucher de soleil jusqu’à ce que la nuit soit entièrement tombée.
- 2Lumière qui précède le lever du soleil et qu’on appelle plus ordinairement aube ou aurore.
- 3Ce qui décline, ce qui est près de disparaître.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccrépuscule,crepuscule,crpéuscule,crrépuscule,créppuscule,crépsucule,crépucsule,crépusccule,crépusclue,crépuscuel,crépusculle,crépusscule,crépusucle,créupscule,cérpuscule,rcépuscule
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crépuscule - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “crépuscule”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-R-É-P-U-S-C-U-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kʁe.pys.kyl\ (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
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.