équarrissure
\e.ka.ʁi.syʁ\
The verdict
“équarrissure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’équarrir du bois ou de la pierre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-equarrissure · équarrissure · French
équarrissure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | équarrissure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ka.ʁi.syʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « équarrissure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
équarrissure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ka.ʁi.syʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
équarrissure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is équarrissure, spelled É-Q-U-A-R-R-I-S-S-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Action d’équarrir du bois ou de la pierre.
- 2Résultat d’un équarrissage, taille du bloc obtenu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how équarrissure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ses pierres tombales, sous lesquelles la noble poussière des abbés de Combray, enterrés là, faisait au chœur comme un pavage spirituel, n’étaient plus elles-mêmes de la matière inerte et dure, car le temps les avait rendues douces et fait couler comme du miel hors des limites de leur propre équarrissure qu’ici elles avaient dépassé d’un flot blond […]
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