demi-lune
\də.mi.lyn\
The verdict
“demi-lune” 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 May 6, 2026) - Ouvrage de fortification correspondant à une porte et construit en avant d’une courtine pour couvrir la contrescarpe et le fossé.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demi-lune |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.mi.lyn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demi-lune” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
demi-lune is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mi.lyn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for demi-lune in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is demi-lune, spelled D-E-M-I---L-U-N-E.
Definition
- 1Ouvrage de fortification correspondant à une porte et construit en avant d’une courtine pour couvrir la contrescarpe et le fossé.
- 2Partie circulaire à l’entrée d’un palais, à l’extrémité d’un jardin, à la rencontre de plusieurs allées, de plusieurs routes.
- 3Forme de demi-cercle, de croissant de lune.
- 4Outil dont se servent les plâtriers pour gratter les parties arrondies.
- 5Pâte alimentaire fourrée en forme de demi-lune.
- 6Synonyme de hachoir berceuse.
- 7Rampe de neige.
- 8Arc de cercle situé devant la surface de réparation, non comptabilisé comme en faisant partie, dans lequel il est interdit aux joueurs de pénétrer lors d’un penalty, à l’exception du tireur.
- 9Instrument tranchant utilisé parfois dans les corridas.
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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.
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Using “demi-lune”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-E-M-I---L-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \də.mi.lyn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.