manicure
\ma.ni.kyʁ\
The verdict
“manicure” 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) - Variante de manucure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-manicure · manicure · French
manicure · 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 "M" 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 | manicure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.ni.kyʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « manicure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
manicure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.ni.kyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de manucure.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for manicure, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is manicure, spelled M-A-N-I-C-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de manucure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how manicure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si fait, vous mʼavez dit que vous étiez manicure, mais vous ne mʼavez pas dit que vous étiez la manicure de mademoiselle Riquette.
Je prends mon bain. Comme tous les jours j'ai mon heure de pédicure, mon heure de manicure, ma demi-heure de coiffure du matin.
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.