lucifère
\ly.si.fɛʁ\
The verdict
“lucifère” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui apporte ou qui génère la lumière.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lucifere · lucifère · French
lucifère · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | lucifère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ly.si.fɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lucifère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ly.si.fɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lucifère in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lucifère, spelled L-U-C-I-F-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui apporte ou qui génère la lumière.
- 2Se dit de vers diaphanes, gélatineux et bioluminescents, tels les Pyrosomes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lucifère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] : des compagnies de chimistes, de physiciens, d'ingénieurs, de mécaniciens, d'artilleurs, de marins lui offrent à son gré tous les moyens de succès, de victoire et d'organisation véritablement sociale : il n'en aura pas trop pour employer toutes les ressources, les découvertes du génie; […]; le gaz lucifère de Buffon, les canons manœuvrés par des mach…
Et tout à coup, la lecture des deux aspects de la planète des initiés devient aisée : une Vénus du matin, l’étoile lucifère, et une Vénus du soir, Vespera ! Que demander de plus ?
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.