noceur

\nɔ.sœʁ\

/\nɔ.sœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“noceur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui a une vie déréglée, qui fait trop la fête.

Corpus desk

Index FR-noceur · noceur · French

noceur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 noceur
PropertyValue
Headwordnoceur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ.sœʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « noceur » en français

noceurn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

noceur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ.sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

noceur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is noceur, spelled N-O-C-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui a une vie déréglée, qui fait trop la fête.
  2. 2
    Celui qui est invité à une noce.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. – Quel noceur ! se dit Joseph en employant une expression populaire passée dans les ateliers.
  2. Paillardin. — Qu’est-ce que tu veux !… je ne suis pas un noceur, moi !… Je ne l’ai jamais été ! C’est même pour ça que je me suis marié ! Je n’avais pas de tempérament.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "noceur"?
"noceur" is spelled N-O-C-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ.sœʁ\.
What does "noceur" mean?
As a noun, "noceur" means: Celui qui a une vie déréglée, qui fait trop la fête.
How do you pronounce "noceur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "noceur" is \nɔ.sœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "noceur" come from?
"noceur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list