forficule
\fɔʁ.fi.kyl\
The verdict
“forficule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perce-oreille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-forficule · forficule · French
forficule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | forficule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔʁ.fi.kyl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « forficule » en français
Rare enough to double-check
forficule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔʁ.fi.kyl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perce-oreille.".
forficule has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 forficule, spelled F-O-R-F-I-C-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Perce-oreille.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how forficule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est un consommateur effréné d’insectes de tout ordre. Mes archives de chasseur naturaliste font foi du contenu de son gésier. On y trouve tout le petit peuple des guérets : larves et charançons de toutes espèces, criquets, opatres, cassides, chrysomèles, grillons, forficules, fourmis, araignées, cloportes, hélices, iules et tant d’autres.
La rencontre sexuelle entre un forficule mâle et une femelle débute par un contact des antennes.
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.