emmurer
\ɑ̃.my.ʁe\
The verdict
“emmurer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermer entre des murs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-emmurer · emmurer · French
emmurer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | emmurer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.my.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « emmurer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
emmurer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.my.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for emmurer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is emmurer, spelled E-M-M-U-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Enfermer entre des murs.
- 2Emprisonner ; maintenir en prison.
- 3Supplicier un condamné, en l'enfermant dans un cachot que l’on mure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emmurer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Okané, emmurée depuis toujours dans ces méandres de méfiance, de dureté et de haine sentait la coquille de son âme peu à peu se fendre, son cœur s’ouvrir jusqu’à l’éclosion.
Je suis emmurée. Emmurée dans ma vie, emmurée dans mon esprit.
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.