gadouilleux
\ɡa.du.jø\
The verdict
“gadouilleux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plein de gadouille, boueux, fangeux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gadouilleux · gadouilleux · French
gadouilleux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gadouilleux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡa.du.jø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gadouilleux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡa.du.jø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for gadouilleux in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 gadouilleux, spelled G-A-D-O-U-I-L-L-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Plein de gadouille, boueux, fangeux.
- 2Douteux, incertain, vaseux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gadouilleux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sans doute avait-elle raison, au moins en considération des quatre traversées du Champ-de-Mars que comportait ma condition d'externe libre, un Champ-de-Mars à peu près cyclable en été, comme nous l'avons vu, mais vite gadouilleux en mauvaise saison.
A peine en a-t-il prévenu Barth que, gadouilleux et crotté, il cingle vers le Normandy avec la détermination d'un coureur olympique en espoir de médaille d'or.
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.