flûteux
The verdict
“flûteux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Joueur de cornemuse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fluteux · flûteux · French
flûteux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | flûteux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « flûteux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
flûteux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Joueur de cornemuse.".
flûteux has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is flûteux, spelled F-L-Û-T-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Joueur de cornemuse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flûteux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Archive sonore Valse du flûteux de Marcy, Alain Viellard et Christian Citel, 1985, Fonds association Mémoires Vives, corpus Alain Vieillard, Maison du patrimoine oral de Bourgogne
Les « meneûx de loups » recrutés par le Diable, surtout, parait-il, parmi les « fluteux ». — Le « meneûx de loups » se métamorphosais en loup grâce à un secret diabolique qui le mettait également à l’abri des balles. L’hiver, au fond des plus sombres forets, il réunissait à minuit, tous les loups du pays.
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.