démêlures

\de.mɛ.lyʁ\

/\de.mɛ.lyʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-demelures · démêlures · French

démêlures · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 démêlures
PropertyValue
Headworddémêlures
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.mɛ.lyʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « démêlures » en français

démêluresreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

démêlures is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.mɛ.lyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de démêlure.".

démêlures has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is démêlures, spelled D-É-M-Ê-L-U-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de démêlure.

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 "démêlures"?
"démêlures" is spelled D-É-M-Ê-L-U-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.mɛ.lyʁ\.
What does "démêlures" mean?
As a noun, "démêlures" means: Pluriel de démêlure.
How do you pronounce "démêlures"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "démêlures" is \de.mɛ.lyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "démêlures" come from?
"démêlures" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list