moukère

\mu.kɛʁ\

/\mu.kɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“moukère” 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) - Femme du Maghreb.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moukere · moukère · French

moukère · 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.

Key facts for moukère
PropertyValue
Headwordmoukère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mu.kɛʁ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « moukère » en français

moukèrereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

moukère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mu.kɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for moukère, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is moukère, spelled M-O-U-K-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme du Maghreb.
  2. 2
    Prostituée.
  3. 3
    Femme en général.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how moukère appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On racontait sur eux des choses étranges : chacun possédait au pays deux ou trois moukères et au moins une douzaine de moutchatchous ; on se demandait comment ils faisaient pour les distinguer les uns des autres d'autant plus qu'ils s'appelaient tous Mohamed et n'avaient pas de nom de famille.
  2. – J’aimerais… – Quoi donc, mon garçon, demanda Dickson en voyant rougir son élève. – Voir danser les moukères dans l’un ou l’autre café arabe ! confessa le jeune homme un peu confus.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "moukère"?
"moukère" is spelled M-O-U-K-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mu.kɛʁ\.
What does "moukère" mean?
As a noun, "moukère" means: Femme du Maghreb.
How do you pronounce "moukère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "moukère" is \mu.kɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "moukère" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list