hululeur
^((h aspiré))\y.ly.lœʁ\
The verdict
“hululeur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui hulule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hululeur · hululeur · French
hululeur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hululeur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\y.ly.lœʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hululeur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\y.ly.lœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui hulule.".
No misspelling variants are generated for hululeur in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hululeur, spelled H-U-L-U-L-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Qui hulule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hululeur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La chouette hululeuse se tait aussitôt, il semble que les feuilles cessent de bruisser. On dirait même que la Vienne s’arrête pour écouter.
Isidore et Fantille voulurent défendre Paris, mais leurs vieux cris se perdaient dans l’organe hululeur de la tante:- « À Paris, elle deviendra une gourgandine! »
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.