gelure
\ʒə.lyʁ\
The verdict
“gelure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action du froid sur le corps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gelure · gelure · French
gelure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gelure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒə.lyʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gelure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gelure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒə.lyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for gelure in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gelure, spelled G-E-L-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Action du froid sur le corps.
- 2Lésion résultant de cette action.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gelure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La peau devient insensible, de sorte que la gelure peut passer inaperçue, sauf à l’inspection: la peau devient dure puis bleue.
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.