galvaudeux
\ɡal.vɔ.dø\
The verdict
“galvaudeux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est paresseux, vagabond, qui vit d’expédients.
Corpus desk
Index FR-galvaudeux · galvaudeux · French
galvaudeux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | galvaudeux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡal.vɔ.dø\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
galvaudeux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡal.vɔ.dø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est paresseux, vagabond, qui vit d’expédients.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for galvaudeux, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is galvaudeux, spelled G-A-L-V-A-U-D-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui est paresseux, vagabond, qui vit d’expédients.
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.