acidule
\a.si.dyl\
The verdict
“acidule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est légèrement acide, acidulé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-acidule · acidule · French
acidule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acidule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a.si.dyl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « acidule » en français
Rare enough to double-check
acidule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.si.dyl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est légèrement acide, acidulé.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for acidule, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is acidule, spelled A-C-I-D-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est légèrement acide, acidulé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how acidule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eaux minérales acidules.
Liqueur acidule.
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.