lampyre
\lɑ̃.piʁ\
The verdict
“lampyre” 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) - Insecte coléoptère dont la femelle, sans ailes, émet une lumière phosphorescente et est appelée communément ver luisant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lampyre · lampyre · French
lampyre · 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 "L" 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 | lampyre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɑ̃.piʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lampyre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃.piʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insecte coléoptère dont la femelle, sans ailes, émet une lumière phosphorescente et est appelée communément ver luisant.".
Zero misspellings are on record for lampyre in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lampyre, spelled L-A-M-P-Y-R-E.
Definition
- 1Insecte coléoptère dont la femelle, sans ailes, émet une lumière phosphorescente et est appelée communément ver luisant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lampyre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans les climats chauds, les mâles et les femelles de lampyres sont phosphorescents.
Le lampyre est bien connu de ceux qui ont passé les beaux jours à la campagne, à cause de la lueur phosphorique qu’il répand dans l’herbe et dans les buissons, lorsque la nuit commence à voiler la terre.
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.