dubios
\duːˈbjoːs\
The verdict
“dubios” 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) - Douteux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dubios · dubios · French
dubios · 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 "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 | dubios |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \duːˈbjoːs\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dubios » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dubios is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \duːˈbjoːs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Douteux.".
No misspelling variants are generated for dubios in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dubios, spelled D-U-B-I-O-S.
Definition
- 1Douteux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dubios appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit solchen dubiosen Geschäftemachern würde ich mich nicht einlassen.
Igor Wolobujew, langjähriger Vizechef der Gazprombank, bezweifelte in einem Interview auf Youtube Ende April, dass es sich bei diesen dubiosen Todesfällen um Selbstmorde gehandelt habe.
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Antonyms
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.