cagneux
\ka.ɲø\
The verdict
“cagneux” 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 a les jambes tournées en dedans, rapprochées au niveau des genoux et écartées au niveau des pieds.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cagneux · cagneux · French
cagneux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | cagneux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.ɲø\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cagneux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cagneux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.ɲø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cagneux in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cagneux, spelled C-A-G-N-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui a les jambes tournées en dedans, rapprochées au niveau des genoux et écartées au niveau des pieds.
- 2Tournés en dedans en parlant des genoux, des jambes.
- 3Qui a les pieds tournés vers l’intérieur en parlant des animaux, notamment des chevaux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cagneux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une taille déjetée, des épaules voûtées et des jambes cagneuses complétaient ce disgracieux ensemble.
– Vous vous offrez d’être chauve, d’être ventru, d’être cagneux et, pour couronner le tout, vous êtes méchant, vous êtes ignoblement méchant.
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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.