demi-cercle
\də.mi.sɛʁkl\
The verdict
“demi-cercle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moitié d’un cercle, limitée par un diamètre ; forme semi-circulaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demi-cercle · demi-cercle · French
demi-cercle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demi-cercle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.mi.sɛʁkl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « demi-cercle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
demi-cercle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mi.sɛʁkl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Moitié d’un cercle, limitée par un diamètre ; forme semi-circulaire.".
No misspelling variants are generated for demi-cercle 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is demi-cercle, spelled D-E-M-I---C-E-R-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1Moitié d’un cercle, limitée par un diamètre ; forme semi-circulaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demi-cercle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quand il entra dans le salon, tous se levèrent à grand bruit, on l’embrassa ; et avec les fauteuils et les chaises on fit un large demi-cercle autour de la cheminée.
Deux sourcils en demi-cercle couronnaient les yeux d’Alice, d’une courbe si pure et fine qu’on les aurait crus épilés puis redessinés au crayon ; ces sourcils renforçaient encore l’intensité ce ce regard, comme deux accents sur des voyelles.
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.