gerçure

\ʒɛʁ.syʁ\

/\ʒɛʁ.syʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“gerçure” 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) - Fente produite à la surface de la peau par le froid ou la sécheresse, à certaines parties du corps, principalement aux lèvres et aux mains.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gercure · gerçure · French

gerçure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for gerçure
PropertyValue
Headwordgerçure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɛʁ.syʁ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gerçure » en français

gerçurereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gerçure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɛʁ.syʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

gerçure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gerçure, spelled G-E-R-Ç-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fente produite à la surface de la peau par le froid ou la sécheresse, à certaines parties du corps, principalement aux lèvres et aux mains.
  2. 2
    Fentes qui se font à la terre, dans le bois, dans les ouvrages de maçonnerie, dans l’enduit d’un tableau, etc.
  3. 3
    Se dit aussi, par analogie, des fentes vives qui se trouvent dans le diamant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Avoir les mains couvertes de gerçures.
  2. Pommade pour les gerçures.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gerçure"?
"gerçure" is spelled G-E-R-Ç-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɛʁ.syʁ\.
What does "gerçure" mean?
As a noun, "gerçure" means: Fente produite à la surface de la peau par le froid ou la sécheresse, à certaines parties du corps, principalement aux lèvres et aux mains.
How do you pronounce "gerçure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gerçure" is \ʒɛʁ.syʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gerçure" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list