husk
\hʌsk\
The verdict
“husk” 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) - Écale de noix.
Corpus desk
Index FR-husk · husk · French
husk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | husk |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \hʌsk\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « husk » en français
Rare enough to double-check
husk is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \hʌsk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for husk in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 husk, spelled H-U-S-K.
Definition
- 1Écale de noix.
- 2Enveloppe (maïs, riz), cosse de graine.
- 3Balle de blé, ou d’avoine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how husk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A coconut has a very thick husk.
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.