Figur
\fiˈɡuːɐ̯\
The verdict
“Figur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figure, représentation de certains objets.
Corpus desk
Index FR-figur · Figur · French
Figur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Figur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fiˈɡuːɐ̯\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Figur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Figur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fiˈɡuːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Figur has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Figur, spelled F-I-G-U-R.
Definition
- 1Figure, représentation de certains objets.
- 2Figure, personnage représenté dans un ouvrage de peinture, de sculpture, de gravure, etc.
- 3Figure.
- 4Silhouette.
- 5Pièce.
- 6Aux cartes, une tête.
- 7Personne, personnage et sa signification externe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Figur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Offizielle Fußball-EM-Maskottchen gibt es seit 1980. Wir haben uns die zum Teil schrägen Figuren genauer angeschaut und ein wenig Maskottchen-Bashing betrieben
Um bei seinem Bankberater eine gute Figur abzugeben, übersetzt Victor auch angelsächsische Bestseller, Unterhaltungsliteratur, die der Literatur den Status einer minderen Kunst für Minderbedarfte verleihen.
Synonyms
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.