smurf

\smœʁf\

/\smœʁf\/ noun

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The verdict

“smurf” is uncommon French (frequency #97,429 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,429
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genre musical et style de danse de rue né aux États-Unis (arrivé en France dans les années 1980 avec le hip-hop).

Key facts for smurf
PropertyValue
Headwordsmurf
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\smœʁf\
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,429
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “smurf” 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). smurf lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

smurf is uncommon French at frequency #97,429 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \smœʁf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genre musical et style de danse de rue né aux États-Unis (arrivé en France dans les années 1980 avec le hip-hop).".

No generated misspelling entries exist for smurf in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is smurf, spelled S-M-U-R-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genre musical et style de danse de rue né aux États-Unis (arrivé en France dans les années 1980 avec le hip-hop).

Synonyms

hip-hop

This word in other languages

popping(English)

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 "smurf"?
"smurf" is spelled S-M-U-R-F. The IPA pronunciation is \smœʁf\.
What does "smurf" mean?
As a noun, "smurf" means: Genre musical et style de danse de rue né aux États-Unis (arrivé en France dans les années 1980 avec le hip-hop).
How do you pronounce "smurf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "smurf" is \smœʁf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "smurf" come from?
"smurf" 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 “smurf”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-M-U-R-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \smœʁf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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