fêlure

\fɛ.lyʁ\

/\fɛ.lyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“fêlure” is uncommon French (frequency #71,539 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,539
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fente d’une chose fêlée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-felure · fêlure · French

fêlure · rank #71,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,539
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH futurisme

Nearest frequency peer: futurisme (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « fêlure »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « fêlure » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fêlure
PropertyValue
Headwordfêlure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛ.lyʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fêlure » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fêluretombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « futurisme » (#71,538), « Galatée » (#71,540), « Furnes » (#71,537). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fêlure » est au #71,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fêlure is uncommon French at frequency #71,539 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛ.lyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fêlure, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. 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 entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is fêlure, spelled F-Ê-L-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fente d’une chose fêlée.
  2. 2
    Dérangement de l’esprit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La fêlure de ce vase est si légère qu’on ne la voit point, qu’elle ne paraît point.
  2. Il avait tiré la bague d’opale de son doigt. […] il examina un instant la fêlure qui la traversait.

This word in other languages

crack(English)grieta(Español)Sprung(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fêlure"?
"fêlure" is spelled F-Ê-L-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛ.lyʁ\.
What does "fêlure" mean?
As a noun, "fêlure" means: Fente d’une chose fêlée.
How do you pronounce "fêlure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fêlure" is \fɛ.lyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fêlure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Furnes#71,537gallas#71,541frimas#71,534gentes#71,547

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list