follieuse
\fɔ.ljøz\
The verdict
“follieuse” 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) - Prostituée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-follieuse · follieuse · French
follieuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | follieuse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔ.ljøz\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « follieuse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
follieuse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔ.ljøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prostituée.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for follieuse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is follieuse, spelled F-O-L-L-I-E-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Prostituée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how follieuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Robert d’Artois, à bien des reprises, avait voulu pousser le baron anglais dans ces bras qui ne demandaient qu’à s'ouvrir, comme il s’était offert aussi à lui procurer quelques follieuses, par paire ou par tercet, pour le distraire de ses soucis.
Ils montraient à l’égard de l’ex-follieuse la hargne des couples dûment immatriculés depuis un tiers de siècle ou davantage.
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.