lunule
\ly.nyl\
The verdict
“lunule” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tache claire circulaire située sur la base de chaque ongle de l’être humain.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lunule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ly.nyl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lunule” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for lunule is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ly.nyl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for lunule in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lunule, spelled L-U-N-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Tache claire circulaire située sur la base de chaque ongle de l’être humain.
- 2Portion de surface en forme de croissant de lune.
- 3Papillon de nuit, de nom scientifique Phalera bucephala, synonyme de bucéphale.
- 4Petite boîte pour ranger les hosties consacrées pour donner la communion à une personne incapable de se déplacer.
- 5Tableau de bord de la Citroën CX.
- 6Trou en forme de demi-cercle, naturel ou artificiel, servant de point d’ancrage.
- 7Parure de cou en forme de croissant de lune formé par deux cercles concentriques, fréquente pendant la Protohistoire sur la façade atlantique et dans les Îles britanniques.
- 8Disque en métal placé au dessus de la tête des statues pour les préserver des intempéries et des fientes d'oiseaux.
- 9Forme évoquant celle d’une petite lune.
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.
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Using “lunule”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-U-N-U-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ly.nyl\ (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.