fangeux
\fɑ̃.ʒø\
The verdict
“fangeux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est plein de fange.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fangeux · fangeux · French
fangeux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fangeux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɑ̃.ʒø\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fangeux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fangeux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɑ̃.ʒø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for fangeux in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fangeux, spelled F-A-N-G-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui est plein de fange.
- 2Abject.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fangeux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La lueur blafarde, vacillante, des réverbères agités par la bise, se reflétait dans le ruisseau d’eau noirâtre qui coulait au milieu des pavés fangeux.
Au bout d’une demi-heure de galop le long de l’Eyafjord, nous arrivons à l’extrémité méridionale de ce noble bras de mer qui dégénère ici en un marais fangeux.
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.