papier pelure
\pa.pje.pəlyʁ\
The verdict
“papier pelure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Papier très fin, presque translucide, utilisé en particulier lorsque l’on veut diminuer l’épaisseur ou le poids d’un courrier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-papier-pelure · papier pelure · French
papier pelure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | papier pelure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pa.pje.pəlyʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
papier pelure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pa.pje.pəlyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Papier très fin, presque translucide, utilisé en particulier lorsque l’on veut diminuer l’épaisseur ou le poids d’un courrier.".
papier pelure has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is papier pelure, spelled P-A-P-I-E-R- -P-E-L-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Papier très fin, presque translucide, utilisé en particulier lorsque l’on veut diminuer l’épaisseur ou le poids d’un courrier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how papier pelure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les premiers temps, Graux se servait de papier à lettres ordinaire, mais sa mère lui avait fait remarquer que le port s’élevait parfois à quinze francs et elle lui avait envoyé de Moulins une rame de papier pelure.
De cet étui, il tire un message rédigé sur le même papier pelure.
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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.