merveilleux
/mɛɹ.veɪˈjə/noun
merveilleux is spelled M-E-R-V-E-I-L-L-E-U-X: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, merveilleux means “Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in merveilleux?
| Letters | 11: M-E-R-V-E-I-L-L-E-U-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is merveilleux?
Merveilleux appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce merveilleux?
- /mɛɹ.veɪˈjə/
- /-ˈju/
- /-ˈjoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does merveilleux mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of merveilleux.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does merveilleux come from?
From the French merveilleux. Doublet of marvellous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).