exhaure
\ɛɡ.zɔʁ\
The verdict
“exhaure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Épuisement des eaux d'infiltration ou des eaux des profondeurs, principalement employé dans les mines et milieux souterrains.
Corpus desk
Index FR-exhaure · exhaure · French
exhaure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | exhaure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛɡ.zɔʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
exhaure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛɡ.zɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
exhaure has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is exhaure, spelled E-X-H-A-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Épuisement des eaux d'infiltration ou des eaux des profondeurs, principalement employé dans les mines et milieux souterrains.
- 2Installation pour y parvenir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exhaure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
D’après l’article 18 de l’arrêté du 22 septembre 1994 relatif aux carrières, les seuls rejets d’eau autorisés dans le milieu naturel sont constitués par les eaux d’exhaure, les eaux de nettoyage et les eaux pluviales.
Depuis les temps les plus reculés, l’homme a toujours été placé dans l’obligation d’assurer l’exhaure de l’eau pour satisfaire ses besoins hydriques…
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.