croûteux
\kʁu.tø\
The verdict
“croûteux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a des croûtes, des galles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-crouteux · croûteux · French
croûteux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | croûteux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kʁu.tø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « croûteux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
croûteux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kʁu.tø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for croûteux in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 croûteux, spelled C-R-O-Û-T-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui a des croûtes, des galles.
- 2.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how croûteux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lors il advient rongne et gratele crouteuse.
Pustules malignes et crousteuses.
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.