houleux

^((h aspiré))\u.lø\

/^((h aspiré))\u.lø\/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“houleux” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,836. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,836
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est agité par la houle, en parlant de la mer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-houleux · houleux · French

houleux · rank #39,836 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,836
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hotline

Nearest frequency peer: hotline (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « houleux »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « houleux » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

houleux vs houle
71% similar
houleux vs heureux
71% similar
houleux vs honteux
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for houleux
PropertyValue
Headwordhouleux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA^((h aspiré))\u.lø\
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,836
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « houleux »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).houleuxse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hotline » (#39,835), « huh » (#39,838), « Honolulu » (#39,833). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « houleux » est au #39,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around houleux (IPA ^((h aspiré))\u.lø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,836 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for houleux, with forms such as "hhouleux", "holueux", and "houelux". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "houle", "heureux", "honteux", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is houleux, spelled H-O-U-L-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est agité par la houle, en parlant de la mer.
  2. 2
    Comme agité par la houle.
  3. 3
    Qui est agité de mouvements divers, souvent hostiles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how houleux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lorsque nous arrivâmes à destination, la mer trop houleuse nous interdisait toute nouvelle tentative de débarquement.
  2. La mer est dure et houleuse, le remorquage pénible. A midi, la remorque casse et le motor yacht me quitte fort vite en me saluant, car il désire rentrer avant l’arrivée du grain.

This word in other languages

stormy(English)aufgewühlt(Deutsch)revolto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhouleux
  • holueux
  • houelux
  • houleuxx
  • houlexu
  • houlleux
  • houluex
  • huoleux
  • ohuleux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of houleux - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhouleux1holueux2houelux2houleuxx1houlexu2houlleux1houluex2huoleux2
Edit distance from "houleux"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "houleux"?
"houleux" is spelled H-O-U-L-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\u.lø\.
What does "houleux" mean?
As an adjective, "houleux" means: Qui est agité par la houle, en parlant de la mer.
What words are commonly confused with "houleux"?
"houleux" is commonly confused with "houle", "heureux", "honteux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "houleux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "houleux" is ^((h aspiré))\u.lø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "houleux" come from?
"houleux" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "houleux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hotline#39,835harbour#39,828gouache#39,819Gonesse#39,817

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

harpon9 variantsglissée9 variantsglaner9 variantsjupons9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list