cuir chevelu
\kɥiʁ ʃə.və.ly\
The verdict
“cuir chevelu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peau qui couvre le crâne et où sont implantés les cheveux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cuir-chevelu · cuir chevelu · French
cuir chevelu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | cuir chevelu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɥiʁ ʃə.və.ly\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
cuir chevelu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɥiʁ ʃə.və.ly\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peau qui couvre le crâne et où sont implantés les cheveux.".
cuir chevelu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cuir chevelu, spelled C-U-I-R- -C-H-E-V-E-L-U.
Definition
- 1Peau qui couvre le crâne et où sont implantés les cheveux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cuir chevelu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces lotions, que l'on nomme encore lotions révulsives, ont pour but d'activer la circulation du sang dans le cuir chevelu et de ranimer la pousse des cheveux.
Après lui avoir massé le cuir chevelu pendant une bonne minute, elle lui remit la tête sous le jet en s'attachant à ne pas crisper les doigts pendant qu'elle le rinçait.
This word in other languages
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