cafardeur
\ka.faʁ.dœʁ\
The verdict
“cafardeur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a le cafard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cafardeur · cafardeur · French
cafardeur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | cafardeur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.faʁ.dœʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cafardeur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cafardeur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.faʁ.dœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
cafardeur has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cafardeur, spelled C-A-F-A-R-D-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Qui a le cafard.
- 2Qui dénonce hypocritement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cafardeur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce soir je suis crevée et un peu cafardeuse.
Je n'ai jamais eu aucune sympathie pour ces gens sournois et cafardeurs.
Synonyms
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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.