cireux

\si.ʁø\

/\si.ʁø\/ adj

The verdict

“cireux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la cire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cireux · cireux · French

cireux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for cireux
PropertyValue
Headwordcireux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\si.ʁø\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cireux » en français

cireuxsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cireux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \si.ʁø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for cireux 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 cireux, spelled C-I-R-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la cire.
  2. 2
    Qui a l'aspect ou l'allure de la cire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La préparation artificielle des acides gras ou des matières cireuses.
  2. Les Hygrophores regroupent des champignons de taille, de forme et de coloration très variées, mais qui possèdent un caractère en commun : leurs lames sont cireuses au toucher.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cireux"?
"cireux" is spelled C-I-R-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \si.ʁø\.
What does "cireux" mean?
As an adjective, "cireux" means: Relatif à la cire.
How do you pronounce "cireux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cireux" is \si.ʁø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cireux" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list