haillonneux
^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ.nø\
The verdict
“haillonneux” 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) - Qui tombe en haillons ; qui porte des haillons.
Corpus desk
Index FR-haillonneux · haillonneux · French
haillonneux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | haillonneux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ.nø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
haillonneux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\a.jɔ.nø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui tombe en haillons ; qui porte des haillons.".
haillonneux doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is haillonneux, spelled H-A-I-L-L-O-N-N-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui tombe en haillons ; qui porte des haillons.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how haillonneux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’entraînement est naturel à l’homme ; il le subit d’abord, puis il s’y abandonne sans savoir où il sera mené, et l’habitude devient un besoin qui se tourne en passion. C’est le fait de ces vieux porte-besace haillonneux, décrépits et sordides qui meurent sur des sacs d’or qu’ils ont ramassés sou à sou. On les accuse d’avarice, et l’on à tort : ils étaien…
De la masse haillonneuse des bergers, toujours immobiles, une main s'éleva, puis s'évanouit dans la brume, derrière eux.
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.