finaud
\fi.no\
The verdict
“finaud” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est fin, rusé et cache son jeu sous un air de simplicité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-finaud · finaud · French
finaud · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | finaud |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fi.no\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « finaud » en français
Rare enough to double-check
finaud is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fi.no\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est fin, rusé et cache son jeu sous un air de simplicité.".
Zero misspellings are on record for finaud in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is finaud, spelled F-I-N-A-U-D.
Definition
- 1Qui est fin, rusé et cache son jeu sous un air de simplicité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how finaud appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le silence un peu finaud de Dumay rendit Modeste inquiète sur les résultats du voyage à Paris, […].
Il se montrait fort correct, d’une diplomatie finaude, n’ayant gardé que son rire goguenard qui avait l’air de se ficher du monde.
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.