ladre
\ladʁ\
The verdict
“ladre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui est atteint de la lèpre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ladre · ladre · French
ladre · 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 "L" 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 | ladre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ladʁ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ladre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ladre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ladʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ladre in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ladre, spelled L-A-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est atteint de la lèpre.
- 2Qui est insensible physiquement, comme est insensible la peau des lépreux.
- 3Qui est insensible moralement.
- 4Qui est excessivement avare.
- 5Qualifie un porc qui est atteint de la larve cysticerque du ténia armé (Taenia solium).
- 6Défaut de pigmentation de la peau chez les chevaux, localisé principalement autour des yeux, des lèvres ou des naseaux.
- 7Se dit d’un lièvre qui gîte dans les marécages.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ladre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est un homme très ladre.
... un homme enfin si sot et si ladre qu’il ne comprenait pas que, pour ménager quelques louis, il exposait sa maîtresse aux insolentes et ignobles railleries des gens de cette maison !
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.