efflanqué
\e.flɑ̃.ke\
The verdict
“efflanqué” 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 maigre, comme épuisé de jeûne et de labeur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-efflanque · efflanqué · French
efflanqué · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | efflanqué |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.flɑ̃.ke\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
efflanqué is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.flɑ̃.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est maigre, comme épuisé de jeûne et de labeur.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for efflanqué, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is efflanqué, spelled E-F-F-L-A-N-Q-U-É.
Definition
- 1Qui est maigre, comme épuisé de jeûne et de labeur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how efflanqué appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle avait une haine raisonnée pour les petits messieurs de province, pour ce peuple efflanqué de clercs de notaire, de futurs avocats qui grelottent dans l’espérance.
Les convois funèbres se succédaient, avec leurs escortes de sous-officiers boueux et de rosses efflanquées.
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.