drap mortuaire

\dʁa mɔʁ.tɥɛʁ\

/\dʁa mɔʁ.tɥɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pièce d’étoffe, souvent de velours, jetée sur un cercueil en guise d’ornement cérémoniel, et qu’elle recouvre complètement.

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Index FR-drap-mortuaire · drap mortuaire · French

drap mortuaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 drap mortuaire
PropertyValue
Headworddrap mortuaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʁa mɔʁ.tɥɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « drap mortuaire » en français

drap mortuairen'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

drap mortuaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁa mɔʁ.tɥɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

drap mortuaire has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is drap mortuaire, spelled D-R-A-P- -M-O-R-T-U-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce d’étoffe, souvent de velours, jetée sur un cercueil en guise d’ornement cérémoniel, et qu’elle recouvre complètement.
  2. 2
    Nom donné à une variété de marbre noir sans inclusion et dont la couleur est uniforme ; on le nomme aussi noir antique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Voisin cloua le couvercle de la bière, jeta sur elle un « drap mortuaire » et la remit aux porteurs.
  2. Les comètes d’argent dans un champ noir semées, Larmes blanches du drap mortuaire des nuits.

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 "drap mortuaire"?
"drap mortuaire" is spelled D-R-A-P- -M-O-R-T-U-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁa mɔʁ.tɥɛʁ\.
What does "drap mortuaire" mean?
As a noun, "drap mortuaire" means: Pièce d’étoffe, souvent de velours, jetée sur un cercueil en guise d’ornement cérémoniel, et qu’elle recouvre complètement.
How do you pronounce "drap mortuaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drap mortuaire" is \dʁa mɔʁ.tɥɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drap mortuaire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list