doucereux
\du.sʁø\
The verdict
“doucereux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est d’une douceur fade et affectée, en parlant des personnes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-doucereux · doucereux · French
doucereux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | doucereux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \du.sʁø\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
doucereux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \du.sʁø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for doucereux in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is doucereux, spelled D-O-U-C-E-R-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui est d’une douceur fade et affectée, en parlant des personnes.
- 2Se dit d'un aliment qui est doux mais qui a un goût fade et déplaisant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how doucereux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Un traitement ! répéta le prêtre enhardi par le ton doucereux du capitaine forestier ; […].
Il paraissait plus âgé qu’il ne l’était, parce qu’il manquait tout à fait de cheveux ; mais il avait une vivacité étonnante et portait la grâce dans les manières jusqu’au genre doucereux.
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.