ramure

\ʁa.myʁ\

/\ʁa.myʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“ramure” 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) - Ensemble des branches d’un arbre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ramure · ramure · French

ramure · 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 "R" 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 ramure
PropertyValue
Headwordramure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.myʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ramure » en français

ramuren'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

ramure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.myʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ramure, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ramure, spelled R-A-M-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des branches d’un arbre.
  2. 2
    Bois d’un cervidé.
  3. 3
    Meuble représentant les bois d’un cervidé dans les armoiries. Elle est représentée par deux demi-ramures posées en chevron renversé, éventuellement liées mais sans crâne sinon on parle de massacre.
  4. 4
    Ramage, motif de rameaux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Après dix minutes de reptation sous les ramures, ils arrivèrent au bord d’une petite rivière, et là, à la lueur des torches de fer à la pointe desquelles brûlaient des résines, ils aperçurent un monceau de bois empilé.
  2. L’eau frangeait les ramures, alourdissait les fils d’araignée, imbibait les écorces gluantes, et des feuilles tombaient, çà et là, en tournant, dans le tranquille égouttement, dans le grand calme profond.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ramure"?
"ramure" is spelled R-A-M-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.myʁ\.
What does "ramure" mean?
As a noun, "ramure" means: Ensemble des branches d’un arbre.
How do you pronounce "ramure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ramure" is \ʁa.myʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ramure" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list