cabus
\ka.by\
The verdict
“cabus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - À tête pommée, en parlant de chou, de laitue, de rose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cabus · cabus · French
cabus · 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 "C" 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 | cabus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.by\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cabus » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cabus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.by\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À tête pommée, en parlant de chou, de laitue, de rose.".
cabus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 cabus, spelled C-A-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1À tête pommée, en parlant de chou, de laitue, de rose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cabus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mon oncle, sans vous commander, passez au jardin, rapportez-m’en quelqu'un, de ces bien pommés, bien cabus !
La laitue cabusse, ou pommée. Sa feuille s'arrondit & tend d'elle-même à faire la pomme. Ce nom est devenu générique
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.