dispendieux
French, adjective/dis.pɑ̃.djø/
dispendieux is spelled D-I-S-P-E-N-D-I-E-U-X (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 31,863rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dispendieux is a French adjective meaning “expensive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui exige beaucoup de dépenses”.
What does dispendieux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
expensive
un train de vie dispendieux
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui exige beaucoup de dépenses. 2. ou en Cher.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dispendieux
- dispendieuse feminine
- dispendieuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dispendieux?
- /dis.pɑ̃.djø/
- \dis.pɑ̃.djø\
- [diɬ͡s.pɑ̃.djø]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dispendieux in French?
dispendieux appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).