armselig
\ˈarmˌzeːlɪç\
The verdict
“armselig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Misérable, miteux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-armselig · armselig · French
armselig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | armselig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈarmˌzeːlɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
armselig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈarmˌzeːlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for armselig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 armselig, spelled A-R-M-S-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1Misérable, miteux.
- 2Pauvre, maigre.
- 3Piètre, minable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how armselig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Leben war in sowjetischer Zeit zwar zumeist armselig und ungewiss, aber als Russe, als Angehöriger einer slawischen Brudernation, ja selbst als sonstiger Sowjetbürger konnte sich der Einzelne etwas vom Ruhm der Supermacht selbst zurechnen.
Nachdem sie die ganze Nacht gesoffen haben, bringen die beiden Jungen die übrigen Flaschen zu Slawa, die, seitdem ihre Eltern wegen Wirtschaftsdelikten ins Lager gesteckt wurden, bei ihrem Großvater in einer armseligen Hütte am Flussufer wohnt.
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.