mafflu
\ma.fly\
The verdict
“mafflu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rebondi, en parlant du visage, des joues.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mafflu · mafflu · French
mafflu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mafflu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ma.fly\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mafflu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mafflu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ma.fly\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for mafflu in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 mafflu, spelled M-A-F-F-L-U.
Definition
- 1Rebondi, en parlant du visage, des joues.
- 2Qui a de grosses joues.
- 3Qui a de l’embonpoint.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mafflu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À chaque instant arrivait de l’office quelque robuste servante, aux joues colorées et mafflues comme les peintres flamands en mettent dans leurs tableaux, portant sur la tête ou la hanche des corbeilles pleines de provisions.
Tout en graisse malsaine, sa tête immense, mafflue, était d’un rouge sombre ; les yeux, à peine visibles, se cachaient dans des bourrelets de chair écarlate ; une barbe maigre poussait dans cette hideuse masse gélatineuse.
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.