féculence
\fe.ky.lɑ̃s\
The verdict
“féculence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - État des liqueurs qui sont chargées de lie, de sédiment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-feculence · féculence · French
féculence · 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 "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 | féculence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fe.ky.lɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
féculence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fe.ky.lɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "État des liqueurs qui sont chargées de lie, de sédiment.".
No misspelling variants are generated for féculence in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is féculence, spelled F-É-C-U-L-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1État des liqueurs qui sont chargées de lie, de sédiment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how féculence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’ai à vous dire que je vous abandonne à votre mauvaise constitution, à l’intempérie de vos entrailles, à la corruption de votre sang, à l’âcreté de votre bile, et à la féculence de vos humeurs.
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.