belliqueux

\be.li.kø\

/\be.li.kø\/ adj

The verdict

“belliqueux” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,271. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,271
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui aime la guerre, qui cherche à la provoquer, à l’encourager.

Corpus desk

Index FR-belliqueux · belliqueux · French

belliqueux · rank #36,271 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,271
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bavardage

Nearest frequency peer: bavardage (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « belliqueux »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « belliqueux » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for belliqueux
PropertyValue
Headwordbelliqueux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\be.li.kø\
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,271
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « belliqueux »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).belliqueuxse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bavardage » (#36,270), « bello » (#36,272), « basketteur » (#36,269). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « belliqueux » est au #36,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around belliqueux (IPA \be.li.kø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,271 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for belliqueux, with forms such as "bbelliqueux", "belilqueux", and "beliqueux". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is belliqueux, spelled B-E-L-L-I-Q-U-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui aime la guerre, qui cherche à la provoquer, à l’encourager.
  2. 2
    Qui manifeste un goût pour la querelle; agressif, batailleur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A ce belliqueux appel, les âmes tressaillirent, les drapeaux saluèrent, les soldats présentèrent les armes par un mouvement unanime et régulier ….
  2. Si j'avais hésité, si je n'avais pas tenu le langage martial que j'ai tenu, si je n'avais pas eu l'attitude belliqueuse que j'ai eue, […], je me serais considéré comme un de ces Français dégénérés, pour lesquels la patrie n'est qu'un mot, dont souvent même ils se raillent.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbelliqueux
  • belilqueux
  • beliqueux
  • belliqeuux
  • belliqqueux
  • belliqueuxx
  • belliquexu
  • belliquuex
  • belliuqeux
  • bellqiueux
  • bleliqueux
  • eblliqueux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of belliqueux - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbelliqueux1belilqueux2beliqueux1belliqeuux2belliqqueux1belliqueuxx1belliquexu2belliquuex2
Edit distance from "belliqueux"

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 "belliqueux"?
"belliqueux" is spelled B-E-L-L-I-Q-U-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \be.li.kø\.
What does "belliqueux" mean?
As an adjective, "belliqueux" means: Qui aime la guerre, qui cherche à la provoquer, à l’encourager.
What are common misspellings of "belliqueux"?
Common misspellings include "bbelliqueux", "belilqueux", "beliqueux", "belliqeuux", "belliqqueux". The correct spelling is "belliqueux".
How do you pronounce "belliqueux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belliqueux" is \be.li.kø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belliqueux" come from?
"belliqueux" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list