lustrage
\lys.tʁaʒ\
The verdict
“lustrage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Action de lustrer, de donner du lustre à quelque chose, le faire briller ; résultat de cette action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lustrage · lustrage · French
lustrage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | lustrage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lys.tʁaʒ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lustrage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lys.tʁaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
lustrage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lustrage, spelled L-U-S-T-R-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de lustrer, de donner du lustre à quelque chose, le faire briller ; résultat de cette action.
- 2Action de lisser des plumes ou des poils.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lustrage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le maître des écuries qui surveillait, dehors, le lustrage des carrosses, ouvrit le portail et entra dans la cour, curieux de la cause de ce tapage insolite.
On entend bientôt la serrure de la porte d’entrée – en bois massif, grasse de cire d’abeille et brillante de lustrage – qui reste fermée malgré la présence du mari dans le jardin.
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.