curvy
\ˈkɜːvi\
The verdict
“curvy” 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) - Galbé, en rondeur, courbé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-curvy · curvy · French
curvy · 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 | curvy |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈkɜːvi\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « curvy » en français
Rare enough to double-check
curvy is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈkɜːvi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
curvy doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is curvy, spelled C-U-R-V-Y.
Definition
- 1Galbé, en rondeur, courbé.
- 2Bien en chair, plantureux, pulpeux.
- 3En surpoids, obèse (en général à propos d’une femme).
Synonyms
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.