lépreux
French, noun/le.pʁø/
lépreux is spelled L-É-P-R-E-U-X (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 30,103rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lépreux is a French masculine noun meaning “leper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Malade atteinte de la lèpre”.
What does lépreux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
leprous
- 2
leprous, dilapidated
De vieilles maisons lépreuses côtoyaient des immeubles flambant neufs.
noun
- 1
masculineleper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est atteint de la lèpre. 2. Qui présente des dégradations qui font penser aux taches de la lèpre, en parlant d’un mur, d’un bâtiment, etc.
noun: 1. Malade atteinte de la lèpre. 2. Métal considéré comme vil par les alchimistes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lépreux
- lépreuse feminine
- lépreuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lépreux?
- /le.pʁø/
- \le.pʁø\
- [le.pʁø]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lépreux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lépreux in French?
lépreux appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).