voussure

\vu.syʁ\

/\vu.syʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“voussure” is uncommon French (frequency #89,302 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,302
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surface courbe d’une voûte, d’un arc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-voussure · voussure · French

voussure · rank #89,302 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,302
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vons

Nearest frequency peer: vons (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « voussure »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « voussure » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for voussure
PropertyValue
Headwordvoussure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vu.syʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « voussure » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).voussuretombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « vons » (#89,301), « Wahid » (#89,303), « volontaristes » (#89,300). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « voussure » est au #89,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

voussure is uncommon French at frequency #89,302 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \vu.syʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

voussure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is voussure, spelled V-O-U-S-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Surface courbe d’une voûte, d’un arc.
  2. 2
    Courbure dont la forme rappelle celle d'une voûte.
  3. 3
    Courbure de la paroi abdominale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’auteur des étranges modillons d’Ardentes est venu à Sassierges-Saint-Germain, petite localité voisine, pour réaliser le décor de la porte occidentale de l’église. Celle-ci est un reflet parfait, quoique plus simple, du portail nord de Saint-Martin : même archivolte sculptée de demi-cercles opposés deux à deux, même alignement de rosaces sur les claveaux…
  2. Louis éleva le regard au-delà d’eux, vers la voussure lithosphérique. — (Robert Darvel, L’Homme qui traversa la Terre, Les Moutons électriques, 2016, page page 213.)

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 "voussure"?
"voussure" is spelled V-O-U-S-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vu.syʁ\.
What does "voussure" mean?
As a noun, "voussure" means: Surface courbe d’une voûte, d’un arc.
How do you pronounce "voussure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voussure" is \vu.syʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voussure" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "voussure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list