creusage

\kʁø.zaʒ\

/\kʁø.zaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“creusage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de creuser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-creusage · creusage · French

creusage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for creusage
PropertyValue
Headwordcreusage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁø.zaʒ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « creusage » en français

creusagen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

creusage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁø.zaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de creuser.".

No misspelling variants are generated for creusage in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is creusage, spelled C-R-E-U-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de creuser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how creusage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La ligne pointillée verticale indique l’année du creusage de la tranchée.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "creusage"?
"creusage" is spelled C-R-E-U-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁø.zaʒ\.
What does "creusage" mean?
As a noun, "creusage" means: Action de creuser.
How do you pronounce "creusage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "creusage" is \kʁø.zaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "creusage" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list