freluquet
\fʁə.ly.kɛ\
The verdict
“freluquet” 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) - Petit poids en plomb qui sert, dans la fabrication des houppes, des glands, à retenir chaque brin pendant qu’on le passe et qu’on le fixe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-freluquet · freluquet · French
freluquet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | freluquet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fʁə.ly.kɛ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « freluquet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
freluquet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fʁə.ly.kɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for freluquet, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is freluquet, spelled F-R-E-L-U-Q-U-E-T.
Definition
- 1Petit poids en plomb qui sert, dans la fabrication des houppes, des glands, à retenir chaque brin pendant qu’on le passe et qu’on le fixe.
- 2Se dit d’un homme petit, mince, chétif, sans apparence. Il se dit aussi d’un homme frivole, prétentieux et sans mérite.
- 3Se dit aussi d'un animal, fluet, fragile, petit.
- 4Godelureau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how freluquet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce n’est qu’un freluquet, un petit freluquet. Il est familier.
C’est un homme de jugement. Il ne se croit pas obligé de suivre la mode comme les freluquets.
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.