légume-feuille

\le.ɡym.fœj\

/\le.ɡym.fœj\/ noun

The verdict

“légume-feuille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante potagère dont les feuilles sont consommées comme légume.

Corpus desk

Index FR-legume-feuille · légume-feuille · French

légume-feuille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for légume-feuille
PropertyValue
Headwordlégume-feuille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\le.ɡym.fœj\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « légume-feuille » en français

légume-feuillen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

légume-feuille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \le.ɡym.fœj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plante potagère dont les feuilles sont consommées comme légume.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for légume-feuille, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is légume-feuille, spelled L-É-G-U-M-E---F-E-U-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante potagère dont les feuilles sont consommées comme légume.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Coupez les légumes-feuilles en lanières grossières.
  2. Les légumes-feuilles peuvent eux aussi être récalcitrants : les mixer d’abord avec les liquides avant d’ajouter les fruits.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "légume-feuille"?
"légume-feuille" is spelled L-É-G-U-M-E---F-E-U-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \le.ɡym.fœj\.
What does "légume-feuille" mean?
As a noun, "légume-feuille" means: Plante potagère dont les feuilles sont consommées comme légume.
How do you pronounce "légume-feuille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "légume-feuille" is \le.ɡym.fœj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "légume-feuille" come from?
"légume-feuille" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list