exfolier
\ɛks.fɔ.lje\
The verdict
“exfolier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Effeuiller, dépouiller de ses feuilles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-exfolier · exfolier · French
exfolier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | exfolier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛks.fɔ.lje\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « exfolier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
exfolier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛks.fɔ.lje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for exfolier in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is exfolier, spelled E-X-F-O-L-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Effeuiller, dépouiller de ses feuilles.
- 2Séparer, enlever par minces lames.
- 3Se détacher, en parlant de certaines parties d’un corps.
- 4S’éliminer en parlant des couches superficielles de l’épiderme ou s’éliminer sous forme de lamelles en parlant de certaines parties nécrosées.
- 5Se détacher.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exfolier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je ne veux jamais l’oublier Ma colombe ma blanche rade Ô marguerite exfoliée Mon île au loin ma Désirade Ma rose mon giroflier.
Certains bois s’exfolient quand on les travaille.
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.