piqûre

\pi.kyʁ\

/\pi.kyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“piqûre” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,280
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petite blessure que fait une chose ou un animal qui pique.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

piqûre vs pire
67% similar
piqûre vs pure
50% similar
piqûre vs pitre
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for piqûre
PropertyValue
Headwordpiqûre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi.kyʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,280
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “piqûre” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). piqûre lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around piqûre (IPA \pi.kyʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,280 among 248,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for piqûre, with forms such as "ipqûre", "piqqûre", and "piqrûe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "pire", "pure", "pitre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is piqûre, spelled P-I-Q-Û-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite blessure que fait une chose ou un animal qui pique.
  2. 2
    Piqûre anatomique : Blessure légère reçue en disséquant ou en faisant une opération chirurgicale, et qui produit souvent les accidents les plus graves et même la mort, par infection ou empoisonnement sanguin.
  3. 3
    Injection sous-cutanée intraveineuse ou intramusculaire d’un médicament à l’aide d’une seringue.
  4. 4
    Blessure que le maréchal fait accidentellement au pied d’un cheval qu’il ferre, en enfonçant un clou jusqu’au vif.
  5. 5
    Trous que font des insectes dans les fruits, le bois, les étoffes, le papier, etc.
  6. 6
    Petites taches d’humidité sur le papier.
  7. 7
    Coutures visibles, habituellement faites aujourd’hui à la machine, soit pour unir deux ou plusieurs étoffes mises l’une sur l’autre, soit pour orner certaines parties d’un vêtement.
  8. 8
    Légère offense que l’on reçoit.
  9. 9
    Soudain enthousiasme pour quelque chose.

This word in other languages

sting(English)picadura(Español)Stich(Deutsch)picada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipqûre
  • piqqûre
  • piqrûe
  • piqûer
  • piqûrre
  • piûqre
  • ppiqûre
  • pqiûre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piqûre - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ipqûre2piqqûre1piqrûe2piqûer2piqûrre1piûqre2ppiqûre1pqiûre2
Edit distance from "piqûre"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piqûre"?
"piqûre" is spelled P-I-Q-Û-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.kyʁ\.
What does "piqûre" mean?
As a noun, "piqûre" means: Petite blessure que fait une chose ou un animal qui pique.
What words are commonly confused with "piqûre"?
"piqûre" is commonly confused with "pire", "pure", "pitre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piqûre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piqûre" is \pi.kyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "piqûre" come from?
"piqûre" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “piqûre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-I-Q-Û-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pi.kyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pire” - see the side-by-side comparison. piqûre vs pire
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list