harmful
\ˈhɑːrm.fəl\
The verdict
“harmful” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nuisible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-harmful · harmful · French
harmful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | harmful |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈhɑːrm.fəl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « harmful » en français
Rare enough to double-check
harmful is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈhɑːrm.fəl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
harmful doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is harmful, spelled H-A-R-M-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1Nuisible.
- 2Malfaisant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how harmful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
harmful to the environment
Antonyms
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.