farineux
\fa.ʁi.nø\
The verdict
“farineux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui tient de la nature de la farine, qui en a la texture ou le goût.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | farineux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fa.ʁi.nø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “farineux” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
farineux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fa.ʁi.nø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
farineux has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is farineux, spelled F-A-R-I-N-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui tient de la nature de la farine, qui en a la texture ou le goût.
- 2Qui est blanc de farine.
- 3Se dit de certaines choses que recouvre ou dont il sort une espèce de poussière blanche semblable à de la farine.
- 4D'un blanc flou qui rappelle la couleur et la texture de la farine.
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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.
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Using “farineux”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-A-R-I-N-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fa.ʁi.nø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.