levure chimique
\lə.vyʁ ʃi.mik\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | levure chimique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lə.vyʁ ʃi.mik\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “levure chimique” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Mélange sous forme de poudre blanche, composé essentiellement de bicarbonate de soude et servant à faire gonfler pâtes et gâteaux.
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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.
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- 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.
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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.