gleux
The verdict
“gleux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Charente-Maritime) Tige creuse, propre aux graminées, telles que le blé, l’avoine, qui reste fixée à la terre après la moisson.
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Index FR-gleux · gleux · French
gleux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | gleux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gleux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gleux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Charente-Maritime) Tige creuse, propre aux graminées, telles que le blé, l’avoine, qui reste fixée à la terre après la moisson.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gleux, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is gleux, spelled G-L-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1(Charente-Maritime) Tige creuse, propre aux graminées, telles que le blé, l’avoine, qui reste fixée à la terre après la moisson.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gleux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je ne sais pas comment cela se dit en français, des « gleux » : ce sont les tiges qui restent, des blés moissonnés ; ce sont ces champs de pailles jaunes, tondues court, que dessèche et dore le soleil d’août. — Au-dessus des « gleux » de l’île, habités par les sauterelles, remontent et refleurissent très haut de tardifs bleuets et surtout des pieds-d’alou…
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.