éraflure

\e.ʁa.flyʁ\

/\e.ʁa.flyʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“éraflure” 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) - Écorchure légère faite en effleurant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eraflure · éraflure · French

éraflure · 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.

Key facts for éraflure
PropertyValue
Headwordéraflure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ʁa.flyʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « éraflure » en français

éraflurereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

éraflure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ʁa.flyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for éraflure, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is éraflure, spelled É-R-A-F-L-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écorchure légère faite en effleurant.
  2. 2
    Rayure, entaille faite sur un objet, une surface, l’endommageant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une éraflure d’épingle, d’épine, etc.
  2. Dites-moi, continua-t-il, ce gentilhomme n’avait-il pas une légère cicatrice à la tempe – Oui, comme le ferait l’éraflure d’une balle.

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 "éraflure"?
"éraflure" is spelled É-R-A-F-L-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʁa.flyʁ\.
What does "éraflure" mean?
As a noun, "éraflure" means: Écorchure légère faite en effleurant.
How do you pronounce "éraflure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éraflure" is \e.ʁa.flyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éraflure" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list