loucheur

adj

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The verdict

“loucheur” is uncommon French (frequency #99,304 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,304
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui louche.

Key facts for loucheur
PropertyValue
Headwordloucheur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,304
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “loucheur” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). loucheur lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loucheur is uncommon French at frequency #99,304 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui louche.".

Zero misspellings are on record for loucheur in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is loucheur, spelled L-O-U-C-H-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui louche.

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 "loucheur"?
"loucheur" is spelled L-O-U-C-H-E-U-R.
What does "loucheur" mean?
As an adjective, "loucheur" means: Qui louche.
What language does "loucheur" come from?
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Using “loucheur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-O-U-C-H-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list