Hure

\ˈhuː.ʀə\

/\ˈhuː.ʀə\/ noun

The verdict

“Hure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pute.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hure · Hure · French

Hure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for Hure
PropertyValue
HeadwordHure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈhuː.ʀə\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Hure » en français

Hurereste 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

Hure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈhuː.ʀə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pute.".

Hure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Hure, spelled H-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pute.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Diese bescheidenen und stolzen Bourgeois waren der Meinung, Schönheit sei für sie entweder zu teuer oder zu wenig standesgemäß; Schönheit billigten sie nur den Marquisen und den Huren zu.

Synonyms

DirneNutteProstituierteStrichmädchen

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 "Hure"?
"Hure" is spelled H-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhuː.ʀə\.
What does "Hure" mean?
As a noun, "Hure" means: Pute.
How do you pronounce "Hure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hure" is \ˈhuː.ʀə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hure" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list