émouchet
\e.mu.ʃɛ\
The verdict
“émouchet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oiseau de proie semblable à un faucon de petite taille tel que le faucon crécerelle, l’épervier d’Europe, et même le coucou.
Corpus desk
Index FR-emouchet · émouchet · French
émouchet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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 | émouchet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.mu.ʃɛ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « émouchet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
émouchet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.mu.ʃɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oiseau de proie semblable à un faucon de petite taille tel que le faucon crécerelle, l’épervier d’Europe, et même le coucou.".
No misspelling variants are generated for émouchet in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is émouchet, spelled É-M-O-U-C-H-E-T.
Definition
- 1Oiseau de proie semblable à un faucon de petite taille tel que le faucon crécerelle, l’épervier d’Europe, et même le coucou.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how émouchet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Admirez pendant longtemps une tourterelle aux jolies couleurs, posée sur un souple rameau, près d’une source, vous jetterez un cri de douleur en voyant tomber sur elle un émouchet qui lui enfonce ses griffes d’acier jusqu’au cœur et l’emporte avec la rapidité meurtrière que la poudre communique au boulet.
Seul un émouchet restait en vibration sur la campagne, très haut.
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.