salissure

\sa.li.syʁ\

/\sa.li.syʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Souillure, ce qui rend une chose sale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-salissure · salissure · French

salissure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 salissure
PropertyValue
Headwordsalissure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.li.syʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « salissure » en français

salissuren'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

salissure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.li.syʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Souillure, ce qui rend une chose sale.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for salissure, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is salissure, spelled S-A-L-I-S-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Souillure, ce qui rend une chose sale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J’examinais les chevelures, le teint, les yeux, les sourires ; j’y cherchais des comparaisons persuasives qui pourraient nuire au souvenir si parfait de Madeleine. Je n’avais plus qu’une idée, l’impétueuse envie de me soustraire quand même à la persécution de ce souvenir unique. Je l’avilissais à plaisir et le déshonorais, espérant par là le rendre indign…
  2. Tout ce qui précède mon mariage prend dans mon souvenir cet aspect de pureté ; contraste, sans doute, avec cette ineffaçable salissure des noces.

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 "salissure"?
"salissure" is spelled S-A-L-I-S-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.li.syʁ\.
What does "salissure" mean?
As a noun, "salissure" means: Souillure, ce qui rend une chose sale.
How do you pronounce "salissure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salissure" is \sa.li.syʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salissure" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list