filouterie
\fi.lut.ʁi\
The verdict
“filouterie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Acte de filou.
Corpus desk
Index FR-filouterie · filouterie · French
filouterie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | filouterie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fi.lut.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
filouterie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fi.lut.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for filouterie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is filouterie, spelled F-I-L-O-U-T-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Acte de filou.
- 2Fait pour une personne qui ne peut ou ne veut pas payer de se faire servir ou attribuer des choses qui ne seront pas payées.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how filouterie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’habilité est à la ruse, ce que la dextérité est à la filouterie.
La haute administration regorge de filouteries.
Synonyms
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.