fettleibig
\ˈfɛtˌlaɪ̯bɪç\
The verdict
“fettleibig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obèse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fettleibig · fettleibig · French
fettleibig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | fettleibig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈfɛtˌlaɪ̯bɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fettleibig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈfɛtˌlaɪ̯bɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obèse.".
No misspelling variants are generated for fettleibig 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fettleibig, spelled F-E-T-T-L-E-I-B-I-G.
Definition
- 1Obèse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fettleibig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Laut dem staatlichen Gesundheitsdienst NHS nimmt Fettleibigkeit bei Kindern in Großbritannien immer weiter zu. Inzwischen gilt den Angaben zufolge fast jedes zehnte Kind im Alter von vier Jahren als fettleibig. Im Alter von fünf Jahren leidet zudem fast jedes fünfte Kind an Karies.
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.