levure chimique

\lə.vyʁ ʃi.mik\

/\lə.vyʁ ʃi.mik\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mélange sous forme de poudre blanche, composé essentiellement de bicarbonate de soude et servant à faire gonfler pâtes et gâteaux.

Key facts for levure chimique
PropertyValue
Headwordlevure chimique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lə.vyʁ ʃi.mik\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “levure chimique” sits in French frequency

levure chimique falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

levure chimique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lə.vyʁ ʃi.mik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mélange sous forme de poudre blanche, composé essentiellement de bicarbonate de soude et servant à faire gonfler pâtes et gâteaux.".

No misspelling variants are generated for levure chimique in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is levure chimique, spelled L-E-V-U-R-E- -C-H-I-M-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mélange sous forme de poudre blanche, composé essentiellement de bicarbonate de soude et servant à faire gonfler pâtes et gâteaux.

Synonyms

poudre à leverpoudre à pâte

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 "levure chimique"?
"levure chimique" is spelled L-E-V-U-R-E- -C-H-I-M-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.vyʁ ʃi.mik\.
What does "levure chimique" mean?
As a noun, "levure chimique" means: Mélange sous forme de poudre blanche, composé essentiellement de bicarbonate de soude et servant à faire gonfler pâtes et gâteaux.
How do you pronounce "levure chimique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "levure chimique" is \lə.vyʁ ʃi.mik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "levure chimique" come from?
"levure chimique" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “levure chimique”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-E-V-U-R-E- -C-H-I-M-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \lə.vyʁ ʃi.mik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list