moirure
\mwa.ʁyʁ\
The verdict
“moirure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce qui est moiré, chatoiement, éclat, reflet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-moirure · moirure · French
moirure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | moirure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mwa.ʁyʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « moirure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
moirure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mwa.ʁyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ce qui est moiré, chatoiement, éclat, reflet.".
No misspelling variants are generated for moirure in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is moirure, spelled M-O-I-R-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Ce qui est moiré, chatoiement, éclat, reflet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how moirure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tantôt il n’utilise qu’une couleur et joue avec des effets abstraits de moirure, tantôt il en mêle plusieurs.
À travers les moirures de l’eau, le fond apparaissait nu : pas une algue, pas un bernard-l’hermite, pas même un de ces oursins à longues piques mouvantes qu’on appelle chardons noirs.
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.