wushu

\wu.ʃu\

/\wu.ʃu\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Art martial chinois.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wushu · wushu · French

wushu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" 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 wushu
PropertyValue
Headwordwushu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wu.ʃu\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « wushu » en français

wushun'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

wushu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \wu.ʃu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Art martial chinois.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wushu, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is wushu, spelled W-U-S-H-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art martial chinois.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. À chaque séance, ce sont entre 15 et 25 personnes qui assistent au cours prodigué par Christiane Borlon, professeur de qi gong, qui perpétue l’enseignement de Maître Jian LiuJun, professeur de Wushu 7ᵉ Dan, docteur en médecine traditionnelle chinoise, cardiologue et fondateur de l’institut de Quimetao à Paris.

Synonyms

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 "wushu"?
"wushu" is spelled W-U-S-H-U. The IPA pronunciation is \wu.ʃu\.
What does "wushu" mean?
As a noun, "wushu" means: Art martial chinois.
How do you pronounce "wushu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wushu" is \wu.ʃu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wushu" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list