galeux
\ɡa.lø\
The verdict
“galeux” is an uncommon French word, ranked #67,538 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #67,538
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est atteint de la gale.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | galeux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡa.lø\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #67,538 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “galeux” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for galeux is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡa.lø\. Corpus data places it at rank #67,538 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for galeux, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 galeux, spelled G-A-L-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui est atteint de la gale.
- 2Se dit aussi des arbres et des plantes.
- 3Dont l'aspect est irrégulier, mal entretenu.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “galeux”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-A-L-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡa.lø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.